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FZNT25 KNHC 250903
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN APR 25 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...1018 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N69W WILL MOVE E
WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS FLOW TO INCREASE ALONG THE
FLORIDA COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
LATE MON AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TUE THEN 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 20N95W WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR
20N95W THIS AFTERNOON THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 STRONG 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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