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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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 OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT 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 W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. 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 S OF 25N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS
S OF 25N E OF 88W.
.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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 25N THROUGH FRI MORNING.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N..
.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... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TONIGHT AND FRI THEN
WEAKEN FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THOSE WATERS
THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W
SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W OF 84W. N OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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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