420
FZNT25 KNHC 141512
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...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 COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO SE CUBA SHOULD LIE FROM
22N65W TO HISPANIOLA THU MORNING AND SE OF AREA FRI. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT
AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W SAT MORNING AND 31N69W TO
27N80W SUN MORNING.
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 T0 17
FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. N
OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR SHORE
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY.
THU
N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. N OF
27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF
72W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW WIND WAVES AND NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N
SUN
N OF 30N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT EAST AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNSET THURSDAY.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TUXPAN
MEXICO SUNSET FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM
SOUTH FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY EVENING.
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU.
FRI AND SAT
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
SAT EXCEPT W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF
87W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT.
SUN
N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST S. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT...MOST
NUMEROUS NEAR COAST.
SAT
N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN
N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
SYNOPSIS
WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL
ATLC EARLY THU AND STALL BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...STRONGEST
SOUTH OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W AND IN GULF OF HONDURAS.
STRONG NE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP IN WINDWARD PASSAGE WED NIGHT
THROUGH THU AND DIMINISH FRI.
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI
S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT AND SUN.
N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT GULF
OF HONDURAS.
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