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FZNT25 KNHC 231430
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 26N65W TO 25N69W WILL
MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 1018 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED
N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 29N77W WILL BUILD TO THE E BEHIND THE
FRONT AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
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 OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON AND
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA MON
EVENING THEN FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY TUE AND
SE OF THE WATERS BY LATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 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 BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT W OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT
W OF 70W. 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 EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E OF 75W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 1 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 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE ATLC WITH
STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ SAT EVENING...THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN
INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE IT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING MOVING SE OF
THE GULF BY MON EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH HIGH
PRES RIDGING BACK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF BY LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 88W TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE NEAR
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5
TO 7 FT W OF 88W TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF
28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. SE WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP IN THE SW CARIBBEAN
ON MON. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC DURING THE
PERIOD WITH BUILDING NW SWELL ARRIVING LATE SUN AND MON...WITH
TRADES AND SEAS INCREASING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 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 20N
E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF
18N 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...BECOMING SE TO S W OF 82W
SUN. 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 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 E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT LEE OF CUBA.

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