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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 24 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
28N75W WILL BUILD TO THE E AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE
SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA
COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO
THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON
AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY TUE...THEN
WEAKEN TO FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
LATE TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA/N
FLORIDA COAST TUE NIGHT AND OVERTAKE THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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 11 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E 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 NW PORTION.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PORTION. .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. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 9 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 E OF SECOND FRONT TO 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER MOST
OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TOWARD MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY
WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH WHILE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVES SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N
WATERS LATE TUE AND CLIP THE NE GULF BEFORE EXITING WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 NW TO N 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 26N TONIGHT.
.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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SW CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF
THE AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE
SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC DURING THE
PERIOD WITH BUILDING N AND NE SWELL ARRIVING LATE SUN AND MON.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT S OF CUBA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 84W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT S OF CUBA.
.MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF CUBA.

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