000 FZNT25 KNHC 080504 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED APR 07 2010 ...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 30N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN...AND MOVE E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT NW PORTION LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND MIDNIGHT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE SW GULF THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THERE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SW N ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT...THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN AND WEAKEN MON. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE S WINDWARDS AND INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$