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FZNT25 KNHC 070241
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE APR 06 2010

...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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW
WATERS THU AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST LATE THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO
CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT THEN FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE
EARLY SAT NIGHT AND E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BEHIND
THE FRONT SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT...AND SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE
RETURN FLOW THROUGH EARLY WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNSET WED EXTENDING FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN MOVE SE OF
THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS AREA IN WAKE
OF FRONT. A SURFACE TROUGH FORMS OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO ON

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT FRI
NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI
AND WILL DISSIPATE EARLY SAT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. OTHERWISE
NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO
5 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
WEAKENING FRONT EARLY.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT N OF 18N E OF 83W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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