000
FZNT25 KNHC 060932
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 06 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 31N71W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS E ALONG 25N THU BEFORE
DISSIPATING FRI. HIGH PRES TO BUILD N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT
TONIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE SINKING S TO ALONG 28N BY SAT. WEAK
FRONT TO SINK INTO NE PORTIONS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W THIS EVENING AND SE 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
WEST OF 75W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FAR S FLORIDA TO 22N90W
TO 17N93W THIS MORNING. FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY W OF 85W
TODAY WHILE E PORTION SINKS SE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA...THEN
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE PORTIONS W OF 85W BEGIN TO LIFT N
INTO CENTRAL GULF. HIGH PRES RIDGE BEHIND ADVANCING FRONT
ACROSS THE ATLC WILL EXTEND W INTO SE U.S. AND INDUCE MODERATE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS BASIN BY LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME FRESH SE
TO S FLOW WEST OF 90W FRI THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
7 FT N PORTIONS SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED ACROSS SE GULF OF MEXICO AND
WILL EXTEND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC WILL
SHIFT NE TODAY ALLOWING EASTERLY TRADES TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT
AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO
6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

$$