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FZNT26 KNHC 170857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 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 NORTHERN
COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR 70W THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE W AS THE
SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE PASSES THROUGH FAR
S WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. E OF 7OW E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH.
.THU...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N AND W PARTS.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS PRIMARILY W PART.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N TONIGHT THROUGH WED
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING
NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS
E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI. 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 NEAR
FRONT AND SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 80W WED NIGHT AND
THU. .SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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