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FZNT25 KNHC 141514
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 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 TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL
DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E SUN AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVES ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN THEN DRIFT E
THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS EARLY WED THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W
AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N
TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
PORTION ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW
PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...N OF
27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO
WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS
EVENING AND FROM 29N83W TO 23N88W SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE
FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA MON
THROUGH LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE FAR
NE GULF WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF
25N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR THE NW COAST
OF COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY THROUGH MON THEN
DISSIPATE TUE. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NW
PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA SUN NIGHT INTO MON. AN ATLC RIDGE
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR NE
CARIBBEAN SEA SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED BRINGING A MODEST INCREASE
IN WINDS AND SEAS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS 10 KT N OF 20N W OF 80W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 20N...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL W TO NW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL W TO NW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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