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FZNT25 KNHC 102041
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
REACH FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE
EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON THEN
STRENGTHENS TUE THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 7. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT N
THEN NE THROUGH WED. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL
STRENGTHEN MON TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF
RESULTING IN EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO STRONG THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7
TO 9 FT TUE AND 9 TO 11 FT WED. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE AND TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE AND 7 TO 9 FT WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE AND 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE
AND TO 7 TO 9 FT WED...EXCEPT TO 12 FT ALONG STRAITS OF

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDS TO 4 TO 7
FT N OF 20N WED NIGHT.

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