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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 29 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 26N65W TO 23N74W WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
SE PORTION LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI MORNING AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES MOVES SE ACROSS THE FAR N PORTION OF THE
AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N70W SAT AND NEAR 29N66W SUN AND E OF
AREA ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NEAR 28N86W..1018 MB...WILL MOVE E OF
GULF LATER TODAY. 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...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...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NORTHERN BELIZE WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84 TONIGHT. SEAS 5 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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N
AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S
OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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