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FZNT25 KNHC 172112
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
LATE WED INTO THU EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF AND THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT EWD ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 28N67W
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS E OF 80W THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE
HIGH PRES 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 13N64W WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH
TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT
E OF 77W. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...

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