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FZNT26 KNHC 221438
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 THIS
AFTERNOON EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
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 7 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE
AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION LATE
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 APPROACH THE FAR NW PORTION

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL
TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N
TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE.

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