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FZNT25 KNHC 220338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION OF AREA
WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU. A 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 E. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION OF AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 THU
NIGHT. 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
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 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...HIGH PRESS OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF PRODUCING MILD
WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS THE
STATE OF 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 NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 THU NIGHT.
.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...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR COAST OF
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 OCCASIONALLY 20 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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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