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FZNT25 KNHC 200934
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 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
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WITH RIDGE AXIS N OF 31N THROUGH SAT AS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 1008 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
MOVE THROUGH N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
LATE IN FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S
OF 23N E OF 74W.
.THU...S OF 24N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 28N90W DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. TROUGH ACROSS W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVE W INTO YUCATAN
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO SE GULF THU AND FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO CENTRAL AND NE GULF FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM W TIP OF CUBA DRIFTING W THROUGH
SAT. LOW PRES IN EASTERN ATLC FORECAST TO TRACK W WITH
POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY FRI AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS N OF TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 18N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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