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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE BY
TONIGHT THEN REDEVELOP ALONG 13N SAT. BROAD LOW PRES IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE TO
PRODUCE AN ELONGATED BAND OF STRONG WINDS FROM THE E CENTRAL
TO NW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THEN MOVE MORE
NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE GENTLE
TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF
68W FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 66W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N AND
S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT N OVER THE
WEEKEND. A LOW TO MIDDLE LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING E TO W ALONG
25-26N E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN MILD WINDS E OF
70W THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E
OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BRIEFLY FRI MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WEST OF 77W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE
PART. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S
OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT N
OF WINDWARD PASSAGE.


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