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FZNT25 KNHC 170858
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 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 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING
NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS
E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI. 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 NEAR
FRONT AND SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 80W WED NIGHT AND
THU. .SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE
NE PORTION THU THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 28N THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 24N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N
THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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 FRI AND SAT. 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
COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR 70W THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE W AS THE
SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE PASSES THROUGH FAR
S WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. 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 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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