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FZNT25 KNHC 210927
OFFN04
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 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 84W MOVE W ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATER TODAY AND THU INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. COLD FRONT ENTERS
N CENTRAL AND NE GULF FRI AND SAT THEN ACROSS FLORIDA SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 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
.TODAY...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT 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...W TO NW 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 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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 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.

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