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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 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 FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER THIS
MORNING THEN FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W THIS EVENING WHERE IT WILL
STALL OUT AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH MON THEN STRENGTHENS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 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 E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 W
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF
70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON
...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE.
.WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S
OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS
THE GULF. AS A RESULT EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG
MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT WED. S
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT
AND TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
DISSIPATE BY SUN. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN ON WED
AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
5 FT.
.TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT SUN. 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 INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N LATE TUE AND WED.

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