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FZNT26 KNHC 260255
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC 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

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 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 NIGHT...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.
.FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA AND IS
NOW CENTERED NEAR 27.5N61.5W. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERLY
WINDS E OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA 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 ACROSS THE AREA LATE
WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 27N W OF 75W.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20

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