000 FZNT25 KNHC 100232 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 ...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO NW BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATING TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 29N65W TO NEAR CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE E OF AREA MON NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A LARGE AND STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE TO 22N65W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE MON AFTERNOON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT....NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT AND SW OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE THU. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N88W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE JUST SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRES W OF THE GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST W OF 88W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE WED...THEN INCREASING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING NEXT WEEK TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU AND FRI. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 83W 3 TO 5 FT. $$