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FZNT25 KNHC 141531
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 NEAR MONA CHANNEL DRIFT E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER SE CONUS BUILDS ACROSS SW N ATLC.
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH
PRES SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA FRI INTO SAT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW WATERS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 68W NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO
9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS
NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT EXTREME
SE PART. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA SHIFTS S INCREASING
WINDS ACROSS GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLIDE E OF AREA
FRI DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI THROUGH SUN.
TROUGH BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE SAT AND MOVE E ACROSS SOUTHERN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
FT BUILD TO 11 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 24N E OF 87W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS BUILD TO 8
FT NEAR TROUGH.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...
HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15
KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD SURFACE TROUGH OVER NE CARIBBEAN MOVE NE INTO
TROPICAL N ATLC AND CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
CENTERED OVER CONUS DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG WIND ACROSS N PORTIONS OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WED THROUGH FRI. WIND DIMINISH DURING WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES
MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILD TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD
PASSAGE. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT
SAT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SAT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E WINDS 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT.

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