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FZNT25 KNHC 120848
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON APR 12 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 28N70W THEN A
TROUGH TO 26N80W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY 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...TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NE U.S. WILL
MOVE S MON THROUGH THU AND THEN ALONG THE NE GULF COAST FRI
WITH INCREASING E WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT...THEN 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT...
AND TO 30 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT THEN 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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
.TODAY 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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