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FZNT25 KNHC 180232
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 1020 MB NEAR 27N61W HAS MOVED E AND OUT
OF AREA. 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 E OF BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. 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 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF 76W IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 4 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...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF AND THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 25N85W TO 18N86W WILL DRIFT EWD
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH
MON WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH SUN NIGHT.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SUN AND
MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF MON THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE LATE MON INTO TUE. 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 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS FAR SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST SEAS E PART SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N MON
NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 E TO SE 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...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 E ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
WESTERN CUBA INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON
WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH SUN NIGHT. 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 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 85W 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 MAINLY E OF 80W.
.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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