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FZNT26 KNHC 170231
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT FRI APR 16 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN
DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH MOVES SE AND WEAKENS IN
RESPONSE TO A TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS
LATE SUN INTO MON. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB LOW
LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR
16N55W THEN CONTINUES SW TO THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN. THIS TROUGH
WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO
WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 65W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E
OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
W OF 65W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 65W. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SEAS SE

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND S OF 12N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 15N S OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA BY
SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. A
TROUGH WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON...MERGE WITH
THE FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 25N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE
MON...THEN REACH THE FAR SE WATERS TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S
ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT OR FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF
AREA LATE TUE INTO WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SE PART.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF TROUGH TO 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5

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