000 FZNT26 KNHC 030940 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE AND EXPAND N AND E MON AND TUE AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE W ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE NIGHT INTO WED THEN LIFT N LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER BEFORE A REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGH SWEEPING ACROSS N PORTIONS MERGES AND MOVES E OF AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS FLORIDA AND NW BAHAMAS THIS MORNING WILL REORGANIZE OF GEORGIA AND S CAROLINA COASTS THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFT E TO NEAR BERMUDA AND STRENGTHEN MON WITH SE TO S RETURN FLOW INCREASING ALL WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TUE AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES MORE E TO W ALIGNED WED NIGHT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SE TO S 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N LATE TONIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT IN NE WAVES. W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL REMNANTS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$