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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 30 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE SW TROPICAL ATLC WILL DRIFT S THROUGH
TONIGHT AND MOVE E OF 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
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT S OF 14N W OF 71W. E OF 66W 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.
.WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
N OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 18N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING AS HIGH PRES CENTERED
NEAR 29N67W DRIFTS ESE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON.
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS
TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 58W 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT... EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. 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 W OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. 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 W OF 74W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 74W. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION E OF 77W SW TO W AND NE TO E W
OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.


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