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FZNT25 KNHC 220247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 7
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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 E 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SW TO
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE 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 YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
CENTERED NEAR 18N64W WILL MOVE W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON
THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS CENTERED NEAR 13.7N 46.2W AT
22/0300 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 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 16.3N 55.8W FRI EVENING...NEAR 18.5N 60.0W SAT
EVENING...AND NEAR 21.5N 64.0W SUN EVENING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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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