000 FZNT25 KNHC 260256 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 25 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...1019 MB HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA AND IS NOW CENTERED NEAR 27.5N61.5W. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS E OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TO INCREASE. A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON EVENING THROUGH TUE NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND EACH FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED THROUGH FRI. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 29N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT N OF 30N MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOTH FRONTS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N UNTIL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W...BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL W OF 74W. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH E...MOVING E OF THE GULF WATERS BY MON NIGHT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY EARLY WED. HIGH PRES RETURNS BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED THROUGH THU. MEANWHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL LINGER IN THE SE GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF REINFORCING FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH WED. THESE STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND TO ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH LATE THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN TO THE SW FROM THE ATLC. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE THU. OTHERWISE WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE PRES GRADIENT NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT JUST S OF CUBA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80 W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT JUST S OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN JUST S OF CUBA. $$