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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT WED APR 28 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 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION THU THROUGH FRI
MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES MOVES SE ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS REACHING TO NEAR 29N68W BY SAT
MORNING... NEAR 29N66W LATE SUN AND TO JUST E OF AREA ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 68W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT. 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 AND MON...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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N86W WILL SHIFT E OF GULF
THU. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE GULF THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN
THE HIGH AND A STALLED FRONT OVER EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER NEAR THE COAST SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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
NORTHERN BELIZE WILL DISSIPATE THU. A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH
FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THOSE WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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
N OF 19N 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.
.MON...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 6 FT.


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