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FZNT25 KNHC 210300
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...ATLC RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER
SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OFELIA MOVES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W
OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 10
KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN
SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 83W IN THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU...AND INTO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE
GULF FRI AND SAT...THEN INTO THE SW N ATLC SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...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 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ALONG 83W FROM 14N TO 23N WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU. LOW PRES IN THE EASTERN
ATLC HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM OFELIA AT 21/0300 UTC.
AT THIS TIME...IT IS NEAR 12.2N 40.1W MOVING W AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OFELIA WILL MOVE TO 12.7N
44.9W WED EVENING...13.2N 50.5W THU EVENING AND NEAR 15.0N
55.5W FRI EVENING WHEN IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC ZONE AS A TROPICAL STORM.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 18N E OF TROUGH AXIS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 82W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N E OF 77W.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL.

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