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FZNT26 KNHC 211533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED APR 21 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 TROUGH ACROSS E CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES MOVES
INTO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL THEN
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 SE AND
INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 14N TONIGHT. E OF
68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT N
OF 14N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF
14N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N.
.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 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W. 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. .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...BROAD AND ELONGATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM N
COAST OF HISPANIOLA NE TO NEAR 25N65W THEN E ACROSS OPEN ATLC
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH THU AND EXIT THE AREA. A NEW AND
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING E OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING
WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE N HALF OF THE SW N ATLC AND EXIT THE
AREA THU EVENING WITH A WEAK TROUGH TRAILING SW INTO THE SE
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD E AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THU
NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG
THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER
SHIFTS TO THE E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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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