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FZNT25 KNHC 161520
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N76W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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.

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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N
W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF
87W LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN
VENEZUELA WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...
THEN MOVE W 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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 W OF 82W E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF
83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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