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FZNT26 KNHC 160857
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 16 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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTEND FROM FROM A 1011 MB LOW NEAR
19N58W SW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TO 11N64W WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S...AND
STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES
FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. BROAD TROUGHING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 16N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
15N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE SE AND MOVE E
OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATER
TODAY INTO SAT WITH DECREASING WINDS. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN WHILE A TROUGH MOVES E ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. THE TROUGH
WILL MERGE WITH FRONT BY MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING REACHING
THE MONA PASSAGE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 15 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...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA . SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF BROAD TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF BROAD TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NW OF BROAD TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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