000 FZNT25 KNHC 110901 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA AND LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG NE PORTION OF AREA. WINDS DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS WED 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N FROM 68W TO 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 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. 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE 1006 MB WITH TROUGH TO TAMPA BAY TO 24N90W. LOW PRES MOVE NE AND THE TROUGH TO SHIFT E OF GULF WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .T0DAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 85W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N W OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 83W. .WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 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 PRES PATTERN MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TRADE WINDS OVER MUCH OF BASIN. WINDS INCREASE OVER TROPICAL N ATLC THU SPREAD W INTO E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY THROUGH FRI...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. $$