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FZNT26 KNHC 142310
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED APR 14 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...BROAD SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CENTRAL ATLC
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE
ATLANTIC STATES WILL DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. TROUGHING
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT
AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THU. E OF 67W S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 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 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES SHIFTS SE AND BUILDS 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 FRI
INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO APPROACH NW WATERS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8
FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
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 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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