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FZNT25 KNHC 211459
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE PART SAT AND SUN AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PART OF THE ZONE
BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH THU AND ENTER THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF
FRI AND SAT THEN MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND 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 OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CENTERED
NEAR 18N61W WILL W OF THE AREA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS BY
THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS CENTERED NEAR 13.0N 43.6W AT
1500 UTC MOVING W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH OPHELIA ARE FORECAST TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI.
OPHELIA WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE NEAR
16.8N 57.8W ON SAT MORNING...AND 19.0N 62.0 W SUN MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N ALONG TROUGH.
.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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