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FZNT26 KNHC 140929
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 14 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 SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE CONUS WILL DRIFT S
AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH
FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES
FARTHER S AND WEAKENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT
AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE TONIGHT AND THU. E OF 67W S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
SEAS N OF 20N.
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E OF AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRES OVER THE E CENTRAL CONUS
SHIFTS SE AND BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG NE
WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL
SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA FRI INTO SAT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
APPROACH NW WATERS ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...W OF BAHAMAS S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE
FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8
FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W
WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N E
OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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