000 FZNT26 KNHC 020912 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAY 02 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...A DISTURBANCE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT W THROUGH TUE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE AND MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W. WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WED AND THE FAR SW N ATLC THU WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE CARIBBEAN. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...N OF 14N E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN BUILDING N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT 27N65W TO 25N70W WILL MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST WED MORNING...LIES FROM 31N68W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU...AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AS IT MOVES E. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 27N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$