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FZNT26 KNHC 131542
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 13 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS MONA CHANNEL MOVE
SLOWLY NE INTO CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH SAT. FLAT PRES GRADIENT
EFFECTIVELY DAMPENS TRADE WINDS THROUGH ENTIRE EASTERN HALF
WHILE INCREASING NE FLOW OVER NW CARIBBEAN. BY THU TROUGH IS
FAR ENOUGH INTO CENTRAL ATLC THAT HIGH PRES FORCES FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC N OF

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH
TO 15 KT N OF 15N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TUE
NIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO
20 KT THU BECOME E 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N
PORTIONS FRI AND SAT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOME E WED NIGHT THEN INCREASE N OF 14N TO 25 KT FRI AND
SAT. SEAS 4 FT S PORTIONS AND BUILD TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND
GUSTY. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ACROSS MONA CHANNEL TODAY MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES ACROSS NE U.S. SHIFTS SE AND STRENGTHENS
ACROSS REGION. MODERATE TO STRONG NE WINDS DOMINATE MOST OF
BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N
PORTIONS SAT AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N NE WIND 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT N
OF 29N W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT N OF
29N W OF 70W LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
SUBSIDING NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.

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