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FZNT26 KNHC 160858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NW VENEZUELA
WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH WED...THEN MOVE E AS THE SUBTROPICAL
HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN FRI. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL LIE OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND REMAIN E OF 70W FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
OF TROUGH.
.WED...W OF 69W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF TROUGH.
.THU...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
72W E WINDS TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E OVER E
PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 15N TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS ALONG 28N THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

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