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FZNT25 KNHC 152113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...HIGH PRES OVER S CAROLINA 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 AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. THE TROUGH
WILL MERGE WITH FRONT BY MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING REACHING
THE MONA PASSAGE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 80W.
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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NW OF BROAD TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER S CAROLINA WILL SHIFT
SE...AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE INTO THE SW
ATLC FRI WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI AND
SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI...EXTEND
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA SAT TO 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 TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N
TO 26N W OF 85W.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST IN AND NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N TO NE 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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB LOW NEAR
19N60W SW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 14N67W 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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 80W.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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