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FZNT25 KNHC 301516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES E ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N65W
TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT TO E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TO THE FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 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 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W SAT NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
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 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N W OF 74W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 W 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 THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 10 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS S OF 25N IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF
25N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 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...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SW
ATLC AND LOWER PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING FRESH
TO STRONG SE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...MAINLY W OF 84W
INCLUDING ALSO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT S THROUGH
TONIGHT MOVING E OF THE AREA ON SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN
DECREASE SOME ON MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 18N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 18N SAT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 84W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE
OF CUBA.
.SUN...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 83W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE
OF CUBA.
.MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 84W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.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 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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