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FZNT25 KNHC 200903
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE APR 20 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...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N70W WILL MOVE TO
26N65W TO 22N72W THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND
EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA WED NIGHT AND FROM
31N72W TO SE FLORIDA EARLY THU AND 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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...TROUGH FROM 28N94W TO 21N95W WILL MOVE TO SE
LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER COAST OF MEXICO LATER TODAY WHERE IT
WILL STALL 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
30N94W TO 23N97W LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT.
.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
.TODAY 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...TROUGH FROM WINDWARD PASSAAGE TO 15N79W WIL; DRIFT
TO THE SE AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT N OF 20N THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE
BY WED NIGHT WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT SLOWLY MOVING TO THE
TRPCL ATLC FROM 22N61W TO 19N64W FRI AND FROM 21N55W TO 17N60W

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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