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FZNT26 KNHC 230232
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...TRADES ARE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE E AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. WINDS FROM THE SE WILL
ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. 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
.TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST
SEAS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 68W 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.
.TUE...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO 24N74W
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 OF THE AREA LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO
24N81W TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 9 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF

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