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FZNT25 KNHC 241448
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR
28N73W WILL SHIFT TO THE E TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT ALLOWING
FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON AND
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA AROUND SUNRISE TUE THEN
WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE AND WILL OVERTAKE THE OLD FRONTAL
TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS BY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF
78W LATE. 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 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N E OF 73W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 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 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 22N LATE.
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 E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E OF 70W...
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N OF 29N...
SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W
OF 70W AND 6 TO 10 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING
SW 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 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 AND AHEAD OF BOTH FRONTS.
.WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 28N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW GULF EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS TO THE E THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO
FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF NORTHERLY
SURGE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN
FROM NW FLORIDA TO 25N90W WITH THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT
STALLING OUT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN WHERE A REMNANT
TROUGH WILL FORM AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH
PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 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...BECOMING N TO NE THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SE
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AS HIGH PRES
CONTINUES TO BUILD N OF THE AREA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT FROM COLOMBIA AND
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE A SERIES
OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN 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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...AND EXCEPT
NE 20 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
JUST S OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT JUST S OF CUBA.
.MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. 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 3 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 JUST S OF CUBA.

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