000 FZNT25 KNHC 221520 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N66W TO NEAR 26N71W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 30N THROUGH THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE AND SE PORTIONS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION SHIFTING TO NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES E TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THE TEXAS COAST ON THU. A LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N71W TO 11N74W WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON...AND W OF AREA WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS W OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN SEA. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W MON. $$