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FZNT26 KNHC 230859
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 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...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. WINDS FROM THE SE WILL ALSO
INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY INTO EARLY 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W 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
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY 25
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. 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 10 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 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO 27N70W WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY 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 31N68W TO JUST E
OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT. 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 SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT N OF 30N
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N
OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT
SAT NIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 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 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR NW PART LATE. .MON...N OF 28N 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 NW PART.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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