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FZNT26 KNHC 261008
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON APR 26 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED INCREASING TO STRONG THU
AND FRI. STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE ATLC SHIFTING E ON FRI. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TRADE
WINDS OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A
FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA STALLING ON TUE AND DISSIPATING BY
TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.WED...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 15N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED TO THE E OF AREA. THIS
HAS ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TO
INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT
FROM 31N75W TO NW CUBA FROM BERMUDA TO N/CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT
EXITING THE AREA FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW
CORNER WED THEN DISSIPATING THU. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL
REMAIN E OF THE LEADING FRONT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND AHEAD OF
THE TRAILING FRONT ON WED THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL THEN
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE
BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT TO
TRAILING FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF TRAILING FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...SUBSIDING W TO E 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF LEADING FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF LEADING FRONT
EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 24N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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