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FZNT25 KNHC 150921
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 15 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF
BASIN TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS
SE...MOVING 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 SUN AND A SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH WILL
MOVE E INTO THE BAHAMAS SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE BY MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7
TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 15
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...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO
10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF BROAD TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF BROAD TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TODAY THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC FRI WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND SAT. TROUGHING
BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE FRI AND EXTENDS E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO GULF COASTAL PLAIN
SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON OVER THE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. N OF 28N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 25N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF
25N. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N56W TO 1010 MB LOW
PRES IN THE NW PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N61W AND
THEN S TO 17N62W WILL MOVE NE 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 OVER THE WEEKEND AND LINGER MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD
PASSAGE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 17N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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