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FZNT25 KNHC 171602
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 1022 MB NEAR 28N68W WILL SHIFT E AND OUT
OF AREA TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S.
COAST AND REACHES FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATE SUN. A
DEVELOPING TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TONIGHT AND SUN AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN
NIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING. THIS TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT FROM 30N61W TO 25N67W BY
MON EVENING AND THEN BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 24/25N MON
NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT VICINITY OF NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT
W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.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 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE SE
GULF AND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CARIBBEAN SEA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH 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
CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 ACROSS THE SW N ATLC NEAR 28N68W
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS E OF 80W THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE
HIGH MOVES E AND WEAKENS...WHILE A DEVELOPING TROUGH IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN SHIFTS NE ACROSS CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE
TONIGHT INTO MON. A FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FROM NEAR 15N55W TO 14.5N61W WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 83W E TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 19N W
OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N E OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 7 FT E OF 78W. N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO
LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 84W.
.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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