000 FZNT26 KNHC 200838 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 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 ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN HAITI AND JAMAICA WILL MERGE WITH A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 65W BY SUN THEN WILL LINGER IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 68W. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 16N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SINK S TO ALONG 28N SAT THEN WILL DRIFT BACK N TO ALONG 30N MON AND TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SE PART WILL LINGER THROUGH SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$