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FZNT25 KNHC 151505
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 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 IS JUST CLIPPING THE FAR NW WATERS AND
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO 27N79W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS THROUGH
TUE BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA BY LATE WED. RIDGE BUILDS IN
FROM THE E ALONG 29N ON THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 FAR NE PART. 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 TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT SW TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3TO 5 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N90W WILL
MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL PASS
THROUGH THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MON EVENING. WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND PASS INTO
THE EASTERN GULF BY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 FT NE PART.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING
TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 25N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LACK OF A STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THROUGH WED WILL
INHIBIT EASTERLY TRADE WINDS. THE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE N LATE
WED TO THU WITH SE RETURN FLOW THEN BECOMING FRESH IN THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC S OF 12N TUE THROUGH WED AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THU WHERE IT WILL MEET UP WITH THE TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY LIES
FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO FAR NE COLOMBIA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT
3 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT S OF 20N W OF 84W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT EXCEPT 3 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 18N W
OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 80W AND
83W...SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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