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FZNT25 KNHC 180906
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 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...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND
EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATER TODAY. TROUGH IN
THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF MOVE MOVE E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG
THE THROUGH OVER THE N BAHAMAS TONIGHT. THIS TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W
TO 25N70W MON EVENING AND FROM 28M65W TO 24N70W WED AND E OF
THE AREA THU. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF
THE AREA LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG TROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL REACH THE FAR NORTHERN GULF LATER TODAY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 87W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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
SUBSIDING 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...TROUGH FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO GULF OF HONDURAS
WILL MOVE TO W CUBA TO 18N84W TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL CUBA
18N81W TUE EVENING AND FROM E CUBA TO 18N79W TUE AND NE OF THE
AREA WED. TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 13N55W TO
13N60W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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