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FZNT25 KNHC 132122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT WILL
MOVE E OF AREA WED MORNING AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE CONUS
SHIFTS SE AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA SAT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS ON SUN EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO N FLORIDA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF
TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT N OF 29N W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SFC HIGH
WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS BY WED...THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC THU AND FRI WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
N
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER IN THE
GULF STREAM.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES
CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN
PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND
TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 16N WED THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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