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FZNT26 KNHC 150920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 15 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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N56W TO 1010 MB LOW
PRES IN THE NW PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N61W AND
THEN S TO 17N62W WILL MOVE NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL DRIFT S AND
STRENGTHEN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N
PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES
FARTHER S AND WEAKENS. TROUGHING SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND AND LINGER MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 16N LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 67W S OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 67W N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N E OF TROUGH S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 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.
.MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF
BASIN TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS
SE...MOVING 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 SUN AND A SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH WILL
MOVE E INTO THE BAHAMAS SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT MON...WITH BROAD TROUGHING FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE BY MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7
TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO
10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 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 BECOMING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT LATE. 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.

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