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FZNT25 KNHC 210247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N74W WILL MOVE SE AND
REACH FROM 23N65W TO 20N74W EARLY WED WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT
AND DISSIPATE BY LATE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
N FLORIDA COAST WED REACHING FROM 31N75W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WED EVENING THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY
THU AND E OF THE AREA THU EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THU
NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ALONG THE
FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT LATE. 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...AND EXCEPT NE 15
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.
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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF
73W IN NE SWELL LATE SAT AND SUN. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT AND SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR GALVESTON BAY TEXAS THEN S
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL DRIFT TO THE E ON WED DISSIPATING
BY WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES RIDGES INTO THE GULF FROM THE ATLC.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE W GULF THU THROUGH FRI
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND
WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH BY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT...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 W OF
88W LATE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART
LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE S OF 24N DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FAR N PART LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE W CENTRAL ATLC ACROSS
HISPANIOLA EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT TO
THE E TONIGHT EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING BY WED NIGHT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THU EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI
THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT TROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 82W AND NE TO E ELSEWHERE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT 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
SE SWELL FRI. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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