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FZNT26 KNHC 171509
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND WED THEN MOVES
INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN VENEZUELA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 70W 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO 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 NEAR
TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING
NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE
GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO
28N THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH MAY DEVELOP E OF THE BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT... HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 70W.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25 W OF 72 NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF
72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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