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FZNT25 KNHC 231108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO 27N70W WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY 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 31N68W TO JUST E
OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT. 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 SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT N OF 30N
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT
SAT NIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 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 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR NW PART LATE. .MON...N OF 28N 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 NW PART.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST OFF FLORIDA WITH ASSOCIATED
RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE E INTO THE ATLANTIC AND STRENGTHEN ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT...AND EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ SAT EVENING. FRONT RAPIDLY WEAKENS
TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO SE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE SUN AND EVENTUALLY MOVES INTO THE FAR SE GULF
MON WHILE A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND MOVES INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT W OF 88W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5FT N OF 28N. SE OF FRONT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. WINDS FROM THE SE WILL ALSO
INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY INTO EARLY SUN.
OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE AND
INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...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 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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....EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 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 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF
17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF
CUBA...HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF HONDURAS AND S OF 17N E OF 78W.

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