000
FZNT26 KNHC 111508
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NE
CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL SLOWLY
MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU WHEN IT WILL MERGE
WITH THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH. A SWELL TRAIN WILL ENTER THE E
CARIBBEAN E OF 70W THU...PROGRESS TO THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI...AND
PERSIST THROUGH SUN. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF
OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF 67W E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY ALONG TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 70W N OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES
THU EVENING. E OF 70W S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S AND E PARTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 14N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS PRIMARILY ALONG TROUGH.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN MIXED E AND N
SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT E OF THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS ALONG 23N WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU.
A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA
TODAY...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE
BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE
REGIONAL WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA
COAST LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W
AND E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
PRIMARILY N OF 27N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N EXCEPT E
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA
CHANNEL W OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN BAHAMAS AND SE
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.

$$