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FZNT25 KNHC 220853
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 22 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 TODAY. TROUGH ALONG THE
EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND BE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD E AND SE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION
OF AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE GULF WILL MOVE E AND
STRENGTHEN. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE W GULF LATER TODAY
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 AND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 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. SEAS 5 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 STRONG 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
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 TO 5 FT N OF 17N.

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