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FZNT25 KNHC 160858
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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 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE SE INTO THE
ATLC LATER TODAY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS.
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF FRI EXTEND FROM THE SE GULF
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT TO ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN.
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
COASTAL PLAINS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND 2 TO
4 FT N OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF
25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 19N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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