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FZNT25 KNHC 192111
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SE AND WILL REACH FROM
27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY TUE THEN FROM 25N65W TO THE
EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT
AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO E
CENTRAL FLORIDA WED EVENING THEN FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA
EARLY THU MOVING E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE N
OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR SE
PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 72W WED.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 31N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING TO THE S TO SW NEAR 23N96W WILL DRIFT TO THE NE
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER COAST OF MEXICO EARLY
TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY WED. A RIDGE WILL
EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI
WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT
REACHING FROM 30N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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...
EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF
26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE NE
COAST OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT TO THE SE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING
ON TUE. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR
13N55W TO 12N61W WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. THE NEXT FRONT
WILL DROP INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE NIGHT N OF 20N WHERE IT
WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT WITH ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST N OF 20N THU THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT W OF 81W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W LATE THU AND FRI. E OF 82W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N FRI.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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