000 FZNT25 KNHC 170247 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST OVERNIGHT...STALL FROM 31N69W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS BY LATE SUN...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL STAY E OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...AS A SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE FLOW S OF A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED NE SWELL. THE TROUGH WILL PUSH W OF 65W ON THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 22N93W TO 23N93W WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE WATERS THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE GULF...ALLOWING FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER BETWEEN 55W AND 60W N OF 15N THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT TO THE N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY MIDWEEK. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$