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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN APR 11 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...OLD AND WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 31N62W TO
28N70W THEN W-SW ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WILL BEGIN
TO DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE. HIGH PRES N OF
THE FRONT WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE SE U.S. TUE AND TIGHTEN THE
PRES GRADIENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EARLY TUE THROUGH FRI TO
YIELD FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF
72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20
TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST E OF 72W.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT WED BECOMING
N TO NE 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. EXCEPT SE
PORTIONS VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO
NE 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT
BY LATE THU.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO
9 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 26N82W TO N CUBA DRIFT E OUT OF
AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF AREA STRENGTHEN MON AND INCREASE
EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT
TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED. S OF 25N E
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE THEN TO 25 KT
WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW INTO
THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS REGION
THROUGH EARLY TUE BEFORE WEAKENING LATE TUE THROUGH FRI.
SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP JUST N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
WED AND MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
3 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N LATE TUE AND 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N WED.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH PERIODS
TO 30 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF
18N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL FRI.

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