000 FZNT25 KNHC 130315 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON APR 12 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 29N75W TO 26N81W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE WED AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE U.S. SHIFTS S AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF OF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS SAT AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH QUICKLY. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE U.S. SW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH WED NIGHT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH CENTER WILL THEN SLIDE SE AND INTO THE SW ATLC ALONG 30N BY FRI NIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH BRIEF PERIODS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT THU SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT TO 15 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E TRADES TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS AND TO THE NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MOVE SLOWLY E AND INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY SAT. HIGH PRES SINKING INTO THE GULF COAST REGION NEXT FEW DAYS WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SPREAD S ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE ABATING SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY FRI SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. $$