000 FZNT25 KNHC 241447 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 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 RIDGE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BETWEEN 30N AND 31N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 70W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT THEN WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST INLAND BY FRI AS HIGH PRES RETURNS IN THE NE GULF FRI AND SAT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI AND SAT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM 15N80W TO 12N75W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS THE BASIN. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$