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FZNT26 KNHC 170900
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 17 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 MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH SUN THROUGH TUE AS
THE HIGH MOVES E AND WEAKENS AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON. SURFACE TROUGH IN THE TROPICAL N
ATLC FROM 14N55W TO 10N62W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
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 NEAR 28N68W 1021 MB WILL MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN.
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 27N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON
OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. 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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