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FZNT25 KNHC 250233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 NEAR 29N72W 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 THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TUE MORNING THEN
WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO THE SE 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
LATE WED...AND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 TONIGHT. 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 E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW MON
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT
AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. W OF
FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOTH
FRONTS. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT E OF 76W IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL AND 3 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W IN NE SWELL AND 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
20N97W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 20N95W SUN MORNING THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A
FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING.
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
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE 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. 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
N OF 27N.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.
.THU...E TO SE 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 WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AS HIGH PRES
CONTINUES TO BUILD N OF THE AREA. 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 THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF
18N W OF 84W...AND EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. 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...W OF 80 W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE
NIGHT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL S OF
17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 18N W
OF 84W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N.
.THU...S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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