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FZNT26 KNHC 261521
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 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...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND
E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED INCREASING TO STRONG THU AND FRI.
STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN LATE
WED THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC
SHIFTING E ON FRI. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N
OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 17N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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
MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC NEAR 27N53N
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS
TO INCREASE OVER THE MUCH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO NW CUBA
TUE MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND
IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED...THEN
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SW
ATLANTIC THU THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... HIGHEST W OF 76W.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND 15
TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF FIRST FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF
SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS
1O KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT
W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS
AND NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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