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FZNT25 KNHC 300926
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 30 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S AND E ACROSS THE
FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N67W LATE
FRI...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT TO E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SW ATLANTIC EXTENDS A
RIDGE ACROSS THE E 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 FRONT MOVING 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 W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W
PORTION.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH
FRI.
.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 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE N PORTION OF
THE SW TROPICAL ATLC DRIFTNET S THROUGH TONIGHT MOVING E OF
THE AREA ON SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE N CARIBBEAN SEA
THROUGH SAT AND MAINTAINS ACROSS THAT REGION THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. E OF 83W 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 18N W
OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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