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FZNT25 KNHC 140231
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC 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 22N 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 BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE 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 SHIFTS 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 TO 25 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 INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL DRIFT S
AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC 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 AND 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 TO E 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 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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