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FZNT25 KNHC 201535
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT AS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 1008 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL
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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 28N89W WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROUGH ACROSS W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE
W INTO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU AND FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND NE GULF FRI AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 22N TO 14N ALONG 80W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N.
.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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