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FZNT25 KNHC 281519
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 24N81W
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND OVER THE FAR SE
PORTION OF THE AREA THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU MORNING...REACH NEAR 29N70W FRI AND
CONTINUE TO MOVE E SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF
COLD FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N
OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 70W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E OF STATIONARY FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W OF STATIONARY
FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE FAR NW PART LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
5 TO 8 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 NE SWELL.
.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 OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE
REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO
THE SW ATLC THU MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES
GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROUGH OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE COAST OF
TEXAS LATE SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND
3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.
.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 5 TO 7 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. 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 LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.

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 TONIGHT. TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE THU THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE SOME ON
SUN. 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 FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THOSE WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 19N.
.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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