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FZNT26 KNHC 191532
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 19 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...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE COAST OF
HONDURAS WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO
HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER THIS EVENING THEN DRIFT FURTHER SE
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. AN OLD FRONTAL
TROUGH WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM
12N55W TO 13N62W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
WITH N SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E AND NW
PORTIONS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 S OF 16N
AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 16N NE
WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL
TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 15N 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.
.FRI...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO N FLORIDA WILL
SINK S-SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE E OF 75W THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE
MORNING WITH A BROAD AND ELONGATED TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING
FROM 29N65W W-SW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE RESULTING
TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 26.5N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING
THEN BECOME ALIGNED MORE W TO E ALONG 23N BY WED MORNING. A
NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA
WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU AND E OF
THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 74W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF TROUGH E OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF TROUGH AND ALSO N OF 24N E OF 73W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.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.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1

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