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FZNT26 KNHC 181538
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 18 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 1008 MB LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO
AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA THROUGH MON AND THEN CONTINUE E-NE ACROSS
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE WHERE IT WILL BEGIN TO MERGE WITH A
COLD FRONT SINKING S INTO THE REGION. A WEAKENING FRONTAL
TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 12.5N55W TO 12.5N62W
WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SE N OF 16N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,.
.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 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONTAL TROUGH
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N AND NE 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...WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING S TOWARD THE REGION THIS
MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA EARLY MON
THEN FROM 29N60W TO THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS TUE MORNING. FRONT
TO MEANDER AND WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU AND SLIDE NE AND OUT OF
AREA. BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO AND EXTREME
NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
EXTREME S FLORIDA THROUGH MON AND THEN MERGE WITH WEAKENING
COLD FRONT TUE THROUGH THU AS THEY SHIFT NE OUT OF AREA.
ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT BUILDING N OF FRONT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 25N TO
28N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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 FRONT TO 24N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONTAL 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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