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FZNT25 KNHC 131543
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 13 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...TROUGH ACROSS MONA CHANNEL TODAY MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES ACROSS NE U.S. SHIFTS SE AND STRENGTHENS
ACROSS REGION. MODERATE TO STRONG NE WINDS DOMINATE MOST OF
BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N
PORTIONS SAT AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N NE WIND 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT N
OF 29N W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT N OF
29N W OF 70W LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN
ACROSS THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH INCREASING E WINDS. HIGH PRES
THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC THU AND FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT
BUILD TO 11 FT WED THROUGH THU.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILD TO 12 FT THU...HIGHER IN GULF STREAM. N OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHER IN GULF
STREAM. .SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS MONA CHANNEL MOVE
SLOWLY NE INTO CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH SAT. FLAT PRES GRADIENT
EFFECTIVELY DAMPENS TRADE WINDS THROUGH ENTIRE EASTERN HALF
WHILE INCREASING NE FLOW OVER NW CARIBBEAN. BY THU TROUGH IS
FAR ENOUGH INTO CENTRAL ATLC THAT HIGH PRES FORCES FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC N OF

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOME NE 20 KT TONIGHT THEN INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE WED.
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BY WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOME NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 4 FT
EXCEPT TO 7 FT E OF 80W.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT FRI DIMINISH TO 15 KT
LATE FRI THEN SHIFT SE SAT. SEAS 8 FT FRI SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE
SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SAT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT.

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