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FZNT25 KNHC 210859
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 21 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 26N65W TO 26N68W WILL DISSIPATE
LATER TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TONIGHT THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF NORTHERN
THU AND E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS THU NIGHT
THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ALONG THE FLORIDA
COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO 28N86W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5

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