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FZNT26 KNHC 140230
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 THE MONA PASSAGE WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL DRIFT S
AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH
FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES
FARTHER S AND WEAKENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT ACROSS THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N.
.WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF
14N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED MORNING AS HIGH
PRES OVER THE NE CONUS SHIFTS SE AND STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE
REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN
THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N
PORTIONS OF AREA SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON SUN EXTENDING FROM
31N75W TO N FLORIDA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF
TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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