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FZNT26 KNHC 261509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1109 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

.SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM
17N83W TO NW COLOMBIA AND HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CARIBBEAN INTO SAT. THE TROUGH WILL TRACK W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA
ON SAT. THE STRONGEST HIGH PRES SYSTEM WILL SHIFT TO THE NW SUN
AND MON...ALLOWING THE GRADIENT TO RELAX OVER THE CARIBBEAN.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.SYNOPSIS...THE RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N TO 30N BY LATE SAT. 
THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER SE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH 
ITS REMAINS MOVING W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND 
TROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT 
EASTWARD SUN AND MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP 
S INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA.   

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.