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FZNT25 KNHC 092057
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27.5N80W WILL REACH FROM
30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT WHERE IT STALL AND
DISSIPATE EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES REBUILDS BEHIND FRONT WITH FRESH
EASTERLY FLOW STRENGTHENING LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
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 3 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 73W E OF
BAHAMAS AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT E OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N84.5W TO 21N90W WILL
MOVE OUT OF GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE
GULF STATES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WHICH WILL
RESULT IN FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF.
THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG THROUGH MON...THEN SPREAD
NORTHWARD TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC
ALONG 14N WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS
REGION THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

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