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FZNT25 KNHC 170232
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT FRI APR 16 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 THE N WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA BY
SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. A
TROUGH WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON...MERGE WITH
THE FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 25N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE
MON...THEN REACH THE FAR SE WATERS TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S
ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT OR FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF
AREA LATE TUE INTO WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SE PART.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF TROUGH TO 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE
GULF REGION AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE SW ATLC. TROUGH OVER
THE SW WATERS WILL ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO THE SE GULF AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN. A WEAK
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION
SUN... AND EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS MON. THE TROUGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATE MON
INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA. .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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
26N. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 27N. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
27N. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
PORTION WINDS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S
PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART SUN.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH MOVES SE AND WEAKENS IN
RESPONSE TO A TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS
LATE SUN INTO MON. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB LOW
LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR
16N55W THEN CONTINUES SW TO THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN. THIS TROUGH
WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO
WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 18N AND NEAR 16N75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N.
.MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. 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 IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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