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FZNT25 KNHC 302107
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING E OF
65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH E OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT
SE UNTIL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED
STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT MERGING WITH THE TROUGH SAT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.
TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE MAY APPROACH THE FAR E PORTION BY MID

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 25N
E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF
68W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT
NEAR 65W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W
AND 78W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SAT NIGHT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN
A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE
PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E
OF 70W LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.
.WED...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N86W TO 26N97W WILL
MOVE FURTHER S AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY
TUE...THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY EARLY SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING ON MON. FRESH TO
STRONG NE WINDS EXPECTED N OF THE COLD FRONT SAT AND SUN...
DIMINISHING MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF TUE INTO
WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA N OF THE AREA AT 24.7N 63.0W 960
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR HIGHER WINDS
HAVE SHIFTED N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED. ASSOCIATED OUTER WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AND
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW CARIBBEAN
STALLING OUT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT AND MON.
OTHERWISE A MAINLY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF
OF HONDURAS TONIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N
MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF
18N E OF 80W.

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