000 FZNT25 KNHC 190850 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 19 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 SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL DEVELOP A LOW PRES CENTER AND APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU. A MINIMAL GALE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 25N65W THU MORNING...26N66W FRI MORNING...AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 25N68W SAT MORNING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU AND FRI FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 70W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 78W AND ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .SAT...WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS W OF 68W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS TUE THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE ATLC RIDGE REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND SW N ATLC THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD FROM 55N TO 60W N OF 15N THROUGH EARLY THU AND THEN MOVE MORE QUICKLY NE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY THROUGH FRI...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 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$