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FZNT25 KNHC 240240
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR
28N76W WILL BUILD TO THE E AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE
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 OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON
AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TUE MORNING AND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE
EVENING AND WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE WED.

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 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...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. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...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. N OF 27N W
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E
OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
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.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W AND 15
TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N W OF 70W.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT
S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF REGION FROM THE ATLC
WITH STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OCCURRING TONIGHT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL
TROUGH WHILE IT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN EVENING MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY MON
EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N WATERS EARLY TUE
MORNING EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF WATERS LATER IN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT NW PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N SUN NIGHT.
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.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE 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
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS
20 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
N OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. 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.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. SE WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF
18N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF
78W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 84W 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 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1
TO 3 FT N OF 20N.

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