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FZNT25 KNHC 201533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 26.5N65W THROUGH CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W
TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WED MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST WED MORNING AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU
MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THU. HIGH PRES TO BUILD IN
ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF TROUGH SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH 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...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
COAST NEAR 25N98W LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 22N97W WED MORNING THEN SINK S INTO THE S
GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO
THE NE GULF WED NIGHT AND THU TO PRODUCE AN INCREASING
SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG TROUGH TONIGHT AND WED.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM W CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA
WED MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED. AN INDUCED TROUGH
EXTENDING NEARLY N TO S ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THU. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO
THE TROPICAL ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THU AND THEN SPREAD TO THE W
HALF OF CARIBBEAN BY FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 18N W
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W 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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