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FZNT26 KNHC 180231
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 17 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE SW N ATLC NEAR 28N67W
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS E OF 80W THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE
HIGH PRES MOVES E AND WEAKENS...WHILE A DEVELOPING TROUGH IN
THE NW CARIBBEAN SHIFTS E ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
WESTERN CUBA INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON
WITH POTENTIAL WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH SUN NIGHT. A
FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM NEAR 15N55W TO
13N64W WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SE
PART. .THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO
2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. BETWEEN 20N AND FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 12N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 15N S OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1020 MB NEAR 27N61W HAS MOVED E AND OUT
OF AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND
REACHES FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATE SUN. A DEVELOPING
TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SUN AND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL
WEAK LOW DEVELOPING E OF BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. THIS TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT FROM 30N61W TO 25N67W BY
MON EVENING AND THEN BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 24/25N MON
NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
LATE WED INTO THU EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF 76W IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W
OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
TROUGH.
.TUE...NW OF TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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