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FZNT25 KNHC 170901
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 17 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 NEAR 28N68W 1021 MB WILL MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN.
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 27N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON
OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. 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...TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE SE
GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA LATER TODAY
AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE MON
INTO TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 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 MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS
THE HIGH MOVES E AND WEAKENS AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON. SURFACE TROUGH IN THE TROPICAL N
ATLC FROM 14N55W TO 10N62W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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