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FZNT26 KNHC 181459
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 18 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...SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA
WILL REMAIN NEAR 71W UNTIL THU THEN MOVE W AS THE SUBTROPICAL
HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 56W WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU...PASS 70W FRI NIGHT AND
DEVELOP WEAK LOW PRES ALONG IT IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 70W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN E
OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
HALF.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY THU. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 30N THU AND WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES TO 28N OVER THE WEEKEND.

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 BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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
AHEAD OF FRONT AND E OF 71W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 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 SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT N OF
27N W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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