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FZNT25 KNHC 021511
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 02 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...WEAK COLD FRONT 26N65W TO 25N70W WILL MOVE SE AND
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA
COAST WED MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU
THEN DISSIPATE BY FRI AS IT MOVES E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W TONIGHT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 27N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT W OF 70W AND 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 73W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING
AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING
AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
FRI THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW AHEAD
OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY W
THROUGH TUE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH
EARLY TUE AND MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S
OF 20N E OF 80W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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