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FZNT25 KNHC 142311
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES 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 LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES WILL SHIFTS S...PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI
WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT.
TROUGHING BUILDS IN SW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
MON. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL PLAIN SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR
TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT
NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE
ATLANTIC STATES WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. TROUGHING
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N 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 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH
TO 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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