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FZNT25 KNHC 010833
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 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 31N66W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND
DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE
THEN SHIFT E WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S.
COAST. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF
72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT THROUGH
BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 75W IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SW FROM N FLORIDA TO W
GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON
NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF
WED... THEN BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 25N AND DISSIPATE THU.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN SW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT E THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W
TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD E ALONG 30N MON THROUGH TUE. TRADE WINDS WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY W OF 70W ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED PRES

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W
OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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