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FZNT26 KNHC 210926
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 21 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ALONG 84W N OF 16N DRIFT W AND REACH
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TODAY. PREVIOUS LOW PRES IN CENTRAL ATLC
WAS UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA LAST NIGHT. PRESENTLY AT
12.7N 41.8W MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 GUSTS
50 KT. OPHELIA MOVE TO 13.2N 46.5W TONIGHT...14.0N 52.0W THU
NIGHT AND 15.7N 57.0W FRI NIGHT AS IT ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 14N W
OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH SUN...
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 INCREASING
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NE PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 GUST TO 55
KT WITHIN 75 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF OPHELIA. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 12N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH
HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINS MODERATE E
TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. INCREASING
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL
STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC. COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER NW PART OF ZONE BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 5 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S
OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT NW
PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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