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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 31N65W TO 29N72W TO 24N83W
WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN THEN BE FORCED SLOWLY S
AND SE WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE U.S. SHIFTS S
AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL
SHIFT E OFF OF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS SAT AND ALLOW
WINDS TO DIMINISH QUICKLY.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 25
KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS
15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT
LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING
NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N87W
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF STATES MOVE
S THROUGH THU REACH NE GULF COAST FRI WITH INCREASING E WINDS
TONIGHT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 7 TO 11
FT LATE WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI.
SEAS 9 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S
OF 25N WED AND THU. SEAS BUILD 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E TRADES TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS AND
TO THE NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MOVE SLOWLY E AND INTO THE
CENTRAL ATLC BY SAT. HIGH PRES SINKING INTO THE GULF COAST
REGION NEXT FEW DAYS WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF THAT WILL SPREAD S ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE ABATING SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 18N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 80W.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY FRI SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT.

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