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FZNT25 KNHC 221439
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE
AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION LATE
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 APPROACH THE FAR NW PORTION

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL
TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N
TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT AND
EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W SAT
AFTERNOON THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W FRI. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 THIS
AFTERNOON EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND FRI. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 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 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL S OF
17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N.

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