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FZNT25 KNHC 261522
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 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 OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC NEAR 27N53N
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS
TO INCREASE OVER THE MUCH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO NW CUBA
TUE MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND
IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED...THEN
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SW
ATLANTIC THU THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... HIGHEST W OF 76W.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND 15
TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF FIRST FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF
SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS
1O KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT
W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS
AND NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO 25N85W TO
22N90W WILL SLOWLY PUSH SE...MOVING SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY
TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS
TUE BEFORE EXITING THE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND THE REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING E THU AND FRI. A COLD
FRONT MAY BRIEFLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT NEAR
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST
N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND
E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED INCREASING TO STRONG THU AND FRI.
STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN LATE
WED THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC
SHIFTING E ON FRI. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND
FRONT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 80W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 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.
.WED...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S
OF 18N W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST S OF 17N E 80W.
N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF
17N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.

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