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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT THU APR 29 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES MOVES E ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N65W LATE
FRI...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT TO E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 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 S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF
70W. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 S OF 24N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
75W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF
75W 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SW ATLANTIC 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
ENTER THE NW GULF SUN...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE MON...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 LATE.
.TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
WILL DISSIPATE FRI. 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.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W
OF 82W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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