000 FZNT25 KNHC 170925 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 17 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY AND DISSIPATE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO MON. RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER NE WATERS BY LATE MON WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH BEGINS TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE E. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FEATURES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE FLOW S OF A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON INTO WED. THE TROUGH WILL PUSH W OF 65W ON THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT N OF 29N EARLY TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 22N W OF 70W TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 LATE TUE AND WED. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS TUE AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 70W WED. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N89W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES S INTO THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE GULF WHILE TROUGHING BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND NE MEXICO...PROVIDING FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH THU. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N 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. .THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 .TODAY 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. N OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$