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FZNT25 KNHC 160859
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 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 FROM 31N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS ALONG 28N THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 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 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT 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 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE PORTION
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NW VENEZUELA
WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH WED...THEN MOVE E AS THE SUBTROPICAL
HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN FRI. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL LIE OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND REMAIN E OF 70W FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
20N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF
83W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W LATE.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E
WINDS NE TO E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF

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