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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE FAR NW WATERS OVERNIGHT...AND MERGE
WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED AFTERNOON FROM NEAR 29N65W
TO 24N70W AND WEAKENING TO EASTERN CUBA. THE MERGED FRONT WILL
REACH THE FAR SE PORTION THU...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU AFTERNOON
...SHIFT TO NEAR 29N70W FRI...AND TO THE FAR NE WATERS SAT AND
SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 69W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF SECOND FRONT BECOMING
W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF SECOND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART EARLY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF MERGED FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF MERGED FRONT TO 72W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND
77W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 77W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
25N E OF MERGED FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF MERGED FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF MERGED FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
MERGED FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 76W
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL 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 NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 76W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT W OF 76W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 30N85W TO 25N90W
TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF LATE TONIGHT
INTO WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NE
GULF EARLY THU MORNING...AND TO E OF NE FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON.
STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH
AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO EASTERN TEXAS SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT ...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE BELIZE
WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY THU. MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA
WILL INCREASE TO STRONG LATE THU THROUGH SAT. FRESH TRADE
WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WILL
DIMINISH BY THU. A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS
THOSE WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4
FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT... EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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