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FZNT25 KNHC 140930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 14 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 WATERS WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E OF AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRES OVER THE E CENTRAL CONUS
SHIFTS SE AND BUILDS 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 FRI INTO SAT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
APPROACH NW WATERS ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...W OF BAHAMAS S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE
FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8
FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
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 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N E
OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL
SHIFTS S...INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TODAY THEN
SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING
SEAS FRI AND SAT. TROUGHING BUILDS IN SW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS E
ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL
PLAIN SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. N OF
29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.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...BROAD SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NE 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
.TODAY...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 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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