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FZNT26 KNHC 301515
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 30 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...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SW
ATLC AND LOWER PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING FRESH
TO STRONG SE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...MAINLY W OF 84W
INCLUDING ALSO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT S THROUGH
TONIGHT MOVING E OF THE AREA ON SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN
DECREASE SOME ON MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES E ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA REACHING TO NEAR 29N65W
TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT TO E OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TO THE FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. 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 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W SAT NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N W OF 74W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT
ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 W OF

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