000 FZNT25 KNHC 261009 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 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...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED TO THE E OF AREA. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW CUBA FROM BERMUDA TO N/CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT EXITING THE AREA FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW CORNER WED THEN DISSIPATING THU. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL REMAIN E OF THE LEADING FRONT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND AHEAD OF THE TRAILING FRONT ON WED THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU THROUGH FRI. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT TO TRAILING FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF TRAILING FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING W TO E 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF LEADING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF LEADING FRONT EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SURFACE 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 TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING E THU AND FRI. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 156 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 15N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED INCREASING TO STRONG THU AND FRI. STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC SHIFTING E ON FRI. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TRADE WINDS OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA STALLING ON TUE AND DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT TO 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE. 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 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 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. $$