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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL
SHIFT SE...AND MOVE E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA FRI INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE A
TROUGH MOVES E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS
SUN AND MON. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 W OF
80W 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR SE PART.
.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
STRAITS OF FLORIDA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA
7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST NE. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE. 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER N CAROLINA WILL SHIFT
S...AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW
ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND
SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI...THEN EXTEND
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA SAT ...THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. A WEAK COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL
PLAINS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO 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 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 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 A 1012 MB LOW NEAR
21N61W SW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 15N67W WILL MOVE NE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S...AND
STRENGTHEN THE 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. BROAD
TROUGHING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 84W INCLUDING
YUCATAN CHANNEL 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 18N W OF 83W.
.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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