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FZNT25 KNHC 270311
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA 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 SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING SW TO W 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO
11 FT N OF 28N E OF 77W. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN TSTMS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT S OF 27N.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MERGED FRONT.
.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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS
TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WED SHIFTING INTO E
GULF THU AND LINGERING E OF FL FRI AND SAT. 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...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL EARLY.
.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...SE TO S 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 OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E
THROUGH CUBA AND CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING THERE. 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 THE WEAKENED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE ZONE SAT.

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 FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT N
OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N E OF 84W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 18N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N.
.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...N OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT.
.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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