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FZNT25 KNHC 082048
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU APR 08 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT THEN
REACH FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN
THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 210
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 22N94.5W TO 18.5N94W WILL
REACH FROM 26N82W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRO AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS GULF
STATES WITH E FRESH BREEZE ACROSS AREA THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF
26N TUE NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN STEADY FRESH E
TO SE TRADES THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT. MODERATE
NE TO E TRADES RETURN SUN THROUGH LATE MON. A WEAK STATIONARY
FRONT FROM 13.5N55W TO 13N61W WILL DISSIPATE FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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