000 FZNT25 KNHC 102125 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 10 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...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG E-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN N OF 23N TONIGHT. RIDGE DRIFT N AND RELAX GRADIENT DIMINISHING WIND AND SEAS TUE THROUGH FRI. WEAK TROUGH ENTERS NW PORTION OF AREA LATE WED AND REACH FROM 31N66W TO 23N74W BY LATE SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N FROM 68W TO 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 68W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT W BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 30N84W 1005 MB IS MOVING NW 15 KT. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO 26N85W AND TO 24N90W. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TONIGHT AND TUE...THEN LIFT NE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR THE TROUGH TO SHIFT E OF THE GULF LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .T0NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN TROUGH AND 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF TROUGH TO 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH FROM 15N75W TO 20N80W. WEAK PRES PATTERN MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TRADE WINDS OVER MUCH OF BASIN. FRESH BREEZE OVER TROPICAL N ATLC WED SPREAD W INTO E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$