000 FZNT25 KNHC 010932 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 01 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO 26N72W THIS EVENING AND BE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND IT IMPACTING THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE AREA BY THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE HALF LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SE WINDS ACROSS THE W GULF AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THU. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ 000 FZNT25 KNHC 010932 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 01 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO 26N72W THIS EVENING AND BE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS MON AND TUE WITH LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND IT IMPACTING THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE AREA BY THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N E OF 70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE HALF LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SE WINDS ACROSS THE W GULF AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THU. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$