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FZNT25 KNHC 212039
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE PART OF THE ZONE ON
MON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NW PART BY SUN AND
EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART SUN...
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER
LEVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE NE GULF WILL CONTINUE N OF 25N W OF
90W TONIGHT. A TROUGH IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W
ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THU...ENTERING THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 25N E
OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W 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 OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CENTERED
NEAR 18N61W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS
BY THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS CENTERED NEAR 13.6N 44.7W AT
21/2100 UTC MOVING W OR 280 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
17.5N 58.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 20.0N 62.5W SUN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.

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