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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...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 AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS
WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W AND 4
TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA
WILL MOVE EWD TONIGHT AND THU AND EXIT THE AREA THU NIGHT. 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

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