000 FZNT25 KNHC 080308 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED MAR 07 2012 ...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...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N WATERS AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N68W TO 28N80W SAT...AND WEAKEN ALONG 27N SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING...STALL AND WEAKEN W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN AND MON. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W MON. $$