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FZNT26 KNHC 251531
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 25 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 TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER
THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH
WED. THESE STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND TO ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH LATE THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
DOWN TO THE SW FROM THE ATLC. MEANWHILE A DECAYING STATIONARY
FRONT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL WEAKEN
INTO A SHEAR AXIS THIS AFTERNOON DISSIPATING TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. NORTHERLY SWELL UP TO 12 FT WILL
PROPAGATE S OF 22N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE THU. OTHERWISE WINDS
AND SEAS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC MON THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. 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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE TUE. 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 THROUGH EARLY TUE.
.WED...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF
15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT LATE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 11 FT MON
NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 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 TO 15 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 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N66W WILL MOVE E
OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS E OF
FLORIDA TO INCREASE. A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST MON EVENING THROUGH TUE NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO
STRONG WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND EACH FRONT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE WED THROUGH LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 S OF 29N. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12
TO 14 FT N OF 30N MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 25 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 BECOMING S
TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE 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. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 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 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 75W. 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 W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N UNTIL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W...BECOMING E TO SE
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO
5 FT IN N SWELL W OF 74W. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS

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