000 FZNT26 KNHC 152112 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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 A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 19N60W SW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 14N67W 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 .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 THROUGH 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER S CAROLINA 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 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 .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 TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 80W. 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 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. $$