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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU APR 15 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 A 1012 MB LOW NEAR
21N61W SW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 15N67W WILL MOVE NE
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S...AND
STRENGTHEN THE 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. BROAD
TROUGHING IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 18N INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
WINDWARD PASSAGE BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W S OF 16N NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 67W N OF 16N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 IN WINDWARD PASSAGE 8 TO 11 FT. 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...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN N SWELL. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
15N 6 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL
SHIFT SE...AND MOVE E OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA FRI INTO SAT ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE A
TROUGH MOVES E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS
SUN AND MON. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 W OF
80W 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR SE PART.
.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
STRAITS OF FLORIDA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA
7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...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.


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