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FZNT25 KNHC 230233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO 24N74W
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 OF THE AREA LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO
24N81W TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 9 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A
RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION. THE HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE INTO
THE SW ATLANTIC AND STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT
AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON REACHING THE SE PORTION OF THE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON INTO TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT NE PART.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO
7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES ARE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE E AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. WINDS FROM THE SE WILL
ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. 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
.TONIGHT AND FRI...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT LEE OF CUBA...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 17N E OF 78W.

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