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FZNT26 KNHC 250232
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 24 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 TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AS HIGH PRES
CONTINUES TO BUILD N OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN WITH BUILDING N AND NE SWELL
ARRIVING LATE SUN AND MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...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 7 TO
9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR NE ATLC PASSAGES.
.WED AND THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL LATE
TONIGHT. N OF 17N SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF
17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO
8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND
E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N72W WILL SHIFT
TO THE E TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON AND WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TUE MORNING THEN
WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO THE SE BAHAMAS
BY LATE TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE AND WILL OVERTAKE THE OLD FRONTAL
TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS BY
LATE WED...AND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 22N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW MON
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT
AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. W OF
FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOTH
FRONTS. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT E OF 76W IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL AND 3 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W IN NE SWELL AND 3
TO 5 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
E SWELL.

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