000 FZNT25 KNHC 260234 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 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...BROAD LOW PRES WITH A MEAN CENTER NEAR 31N74W 1007 MB IS SLOWLY MOVING NW. THE LOW WILL REACH NEAR 31N75W BY LATE WED AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY WITH A TROUGH SW TO THE NW BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT N OF THE LOW WILL DROP S WED EVENING PUSHING THE LOW E TO NEAR 31N73W BY EARLY THU EVENING WITH A TROUGH SW TO S FLORIDA. THE LOW THEN BECOMES ABSORBED INTO THE COLD FRONT BY FRI MORNING AS THE FRONT EXTENDS ALONG 30N LATER THU NIGHT INTO FRI. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM LOW TO S FLORIDA THROUGH SAT AS THE FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT AS WEAK PRES PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE AREA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W NW TO N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 21N77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB HIGH IS NEAR 28N89W...WHILE A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 27N86W. BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT NW TOWARDS THE SE U.S. COAST THROUGH THU MORNING AND HELP TO FORCE THE WEAK TROUGH IN THE GULF SLOWLY S AND SW...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL THEN SETTLE IN ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W AND NW AND BECOME ANCHORED FROM HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY FRI. ELSEWHERE MODERATE E TO SE TRADES WILL FRESHEN BRIEFLY WED THROUGH THU MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE ATLC REACHES HISPANIOLA FRI. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N BECOMING S 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$