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FZNT25 KNHC 090855
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 09 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 EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FL
THIS AFTERNOON THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT
THEN FROM 31N67W TO 26N73W SAT AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL STALL
OUT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES RETURNS
FROM THE NW BEHIND THE FRONT SUN WITH EASTERLY FLOW
STRENGTHENING MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 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 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF
73W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT W OF 73W LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N86W TO 21N89W WILL
REACH FROM 29N82W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER THIS MORNING
THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON. ANOTHER TROUGH MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE
E ACROSS THE GULF LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE 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 AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT MON NIGHT AND TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN TRADES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 20N MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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