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FZNT25 KNHC 091437
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON MAY 09 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 WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH TUE THEN DRIFT E OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED. LOW
PRES WILL PASS NE OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
VEERING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E
OF BAHAMAS W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN BUILDING NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT WED
NIGHT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. S OF
22N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA CHANNEL W
OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NE
GULF THROUGH THU...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SW FRI
WITH THE RETURN FLOW DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE 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.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN WILL
DIMINISH TUE. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
THROUGH FRI...EXCEPT FRESH EASTERLIES IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS
TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W...AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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