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FZNT25 KNHC 262101
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA ARE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO E WATERS TONIGHT. COLD FRONT
WILL LIE FROM 31N72W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N80W 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. THE
MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE ARE ON FRI. HIGH PRES
STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS THE ZONE N OF 29N THU THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 78W. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N 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 JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO
25N85W TO 22N90W WILL SLOWLY PUSH SE...MOVING THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FL TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE
REINFORCING FRONT WED SHIFTING INTO E GULF THU AND ATLC FRI.
STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT
AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGHING
OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FL SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE 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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT.
.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.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 SE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL STALL JUST N OF NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING. PREFRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 86W WILL TILT NE TO SW
OVER NW CARIBBEAN BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. FRESH TRADE WINDS
OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE
TO MODERATE LATE THU THROUGH SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH BY
THU AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE ZONE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. 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 TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF TROUGH 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 AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. 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 AND SAT...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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