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FZNT25 KNHC 191533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO N FLORIDA WILL
SINK S-SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE E OF 75W THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE
MORNING WITH A BROAD AND ELONGATED TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING
FROM 29N65W W-SW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE RESULTING
TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 26.5N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING
THEN BECOME ALIGNED MORE W TO E ALONG 23N BY WED MORNING. A
NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA
WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU AND E OF
THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF TROUGH E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF TROUGH AND ALSO N OF 24N E OF 73W.
.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 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE N GULF
COASTAL WATERS TO 1012 MB LOW NEAR 28N94.5W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH
CONTINUING S-SW TO NEAR 22N95.5W. ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE
AND EXIT REGION TONIGHT. LOW AND FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E-NE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE
UPPER MEXICAN COAST EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. WEAK RIDGE
ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED WILL MOVE E WITH INCREASING SLY
WINDS IN THE W GULF THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO LOCALLY 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE COAST OF
HONDURAS WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO
HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT FURTHER SE
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. AN OLD FRONTAL
TROUGH WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM
12N55W TO 13N62W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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