000 FZNT26 KNHC 050936 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 ...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FRI SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO LOWER FLORIDA KEYS WED MORNING...THEN STALL W TO E ALONG 24N WED EVENING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT S EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N FRI NIGHT SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$