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FZNT26 KNHC 141530
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 NE CARIBBEAN MOVE NE INTO
TROPICAL N ATLC AND CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
CENTERED OVER CONUS DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG WIND ACROSS N PORTIONS OF CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WED THROUGH FRI. WIND DIMINISH DURING WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES
MOVES FARTHER S AND WEAKENS.

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH NEAR MONA CHANNEL DRIFT E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER SE CONUS BUILDS ACROSS SW N ATLC.
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THU. HIGH
PRES SHIFT E OFF N FLORIDA INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA FRI INTO SAT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW WATERS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 68W NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO
9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS
NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT EXTREME
SE PART. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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