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FZNT26 KNHC 271521
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE APR 27 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...COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH WED AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THERE. MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AND NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE TO STRONG LATE THU THROUGH SAT. FRESH
TRADE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
WILL DIMINISH BY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N
PORTION OF THE ZONE SAT.

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 6
FT.
.WED THROUGH 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 AND SAT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S
OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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.
.SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 23N80W WILL REACH FROM
31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND IS FORECAST TO MERGE
WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND
OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
OVER THE AREA ON FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES E
ACROSS THE ZONE N OF 29N THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF SECOND FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 72W SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 79W.
S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N
AND NEAR FRONT AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
MERGED FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 76W. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF
BAHAMAS AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL 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 NW SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

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