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FZNT26 KNHC 220852
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU APR 22 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 STRONG 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
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION OF AREA
WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY. TROUGH ALONG THE
EASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND BE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD E AND SE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG
THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER
SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION
OF AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 THU
NIGHT. 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
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 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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