000 FZNT25 KNHC 041510 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 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 ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY MOVE S REACHING ALONG 27N BY MON. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN...THEN WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST LATE SUN...AND TO JUST N OF THE AREA TUE WHILE DRAGGING A TROUGH ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N TUE AND SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PART E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE PART W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PART E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1014 MB LOW NEAR 25N97W WILL REACH THE MEXICO COAST N OF TAMPICO BY THE AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF COAST STATES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND INTO MON. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE S TO NEAR 26N OVER THE SECOND HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST FAR S. .MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...AND SHIFTING TO S WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 16N78W REMAINS ANCHORED TO THE FAR EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF FROM THE LOW ACROSS TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 59W/60W WILL ENTER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUN BEFORE LIFTING NE AS A TROUGH MON THROUGH WED. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM NEAR 17N48W TO 05N54W. THIS TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MONDAY. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 80W. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 79W E TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT N OF 18N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. $$