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FZNT25 KNHC 212113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA
WILL MOVE EWD TONIGHT AND THU AND EXIT THE AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH
PRES WILL THEN BUILD E AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH
SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB HIGH OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE
EWD ACROSS FLORIDA THU AND INTO THE SW ATLANTIC LATE THU INTO
FRI. 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...THEN STALL OUT AND WEAKEN
INTO A TROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N 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.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

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 AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS
WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
82W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 1 TO 2
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. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 17N E OF 78W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N AND 3

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