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FZNT26 KNHC 202124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE APR 20 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE W CENTRAL ATLC ACROSS
HISPANIOLA EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT TO
THE E TONIGHT EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THU EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI
THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT EXCEPT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 14N WED NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N THU
NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF
67W... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 3 TO 6
FT ELSEWHERE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL THU
NIGHT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU AND THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO
15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 16N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 16N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N74W WILL MOVE SE AND
REACH FROM 23N65W TO 20N74W EARLY WED WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT
AND DISSIPATE LATE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST WED REACHING FROM 31N75W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WED EVENING THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY
THU AND E OF THE AREA THU EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THU
NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ALONG THE
FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR SE PART...AND EXCEPT NE 15
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 72W WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF
73W IN NE SWELL LATE SAT AND SUN. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT AND SUN.

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