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FZNT25 KNHC 280911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 28 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO
28N81W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU THEN
DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU
AFTERNOON MOVE TO NEAR 29N70W FRI AND CONTINUE TO MOVE E SAT
AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...SHIFTING E OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ALONG 65W EARLY WED NIGHT. N OF 27N
W OF COLD 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 8
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. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF COLD FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY WED
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY WED
NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EARLY WED NIGHT. 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...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO THE MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THEN
MOVE TO THE NE GULF THU AND E OF NE FLORIDA THU EVENING. 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.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, S
OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE
BELIZE WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE THU THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE SOME ON
SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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