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FZNT25 KNHC 190235
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL EXTEND
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA EARLY MON. A SECOND FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRES OVER THE SE GULF OF
MEXICO TO NEAR 28N72W WILL MERGE WITH THE WEAK COLD FRONT MON
EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. THE LOW PRES
WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S
FLORIDA THROUGH MON AND ALSO MERGE WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT
TUE. THE FRONT WILL BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 24/25N THROUGH
TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS N PORTIONS OF AREA.
ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. NW OF SECOND FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .MON...NW OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF
29N. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS N OF 26N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT
E OF 66W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W
WINDS 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.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.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1008 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N82W WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING S AND SW ACROSS WESTERN CUBA AND NW CARIBBEAN WILL
SLOWLY MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA
AND INTO THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON WHILE THE TROUGH WILL MOVE
EWD ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE REACHING FROM NEAR THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST
EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...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...1008 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N82W WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING S AND SW TO NEAR 18N84W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E-NE ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA AND INTO THE SW N ATLC
THROUGH MON WHILE THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
MON THROUGH EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE LOW PRES WILL
CONTINUE E-NE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE WHERE IT WILL
BEGIN TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT SINKING S INTO THE REGION. A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 12N ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 18N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S 0F 17N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN BANDS AND
LINES...MOST NUMEROUS FAR E PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N E OF
80W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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