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FZNT26 KNHC 182116
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN APR 18 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...BROAD 1009 MB LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N84W WITH
TROUGH EXTENDING S AND SW TO NEAR 21N89W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E-NE
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA AND INTO
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON WHILE THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE LOW
PRES WILL CONTINUE E-NE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE WHERE
IT WILL BEGIN TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT SINKING S INTO THE
REGION. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 12N ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT N OF 16N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF
16N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,.
.THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N.
E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N AND 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT N OF 16N THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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
FT. THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 18N W OF 62W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL EXTEND
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA EARLY MON THEN FROM 29N60W TO
THE EXTREME NW BAHAMAS TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER AND
WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU AND SLIDE NE AND OUT OF AREA. BROAD LOW
PRES ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME S FLORIDA
THROUGH MON AND THEN MERGE WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT TUE
THROUGH THU AS THEY SHIFT NE OUT OF AREA. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM
31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF FRONT LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 72W SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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 FRONT TO 24N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONTAL 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 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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