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FZNT25 KNHC 291517
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 24N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI MORNING
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES MOVES E ACROSS THE FAR N
PORTION OF THE AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N65W LATE FRI THEN WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE REST OF THE FORECAST

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. 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 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 NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N FROM 70W TO 75W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 OVER THE ATLC NEAR 30N80W
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF REGION. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW PART.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND
3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NORTHERN BELIZE
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH FRI
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THOSE WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES WILL BLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA FRI THROUGH
SUN AS HIGH PRES SETTLES N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 8
FT...HIGHEST W OF 84W TONIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 20N W OF 85W. .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 10 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 9 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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