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FZNT25 KNHC 220933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU SEP 22 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 MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO
SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE
OVER SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC. OPHELIA FORECAST TO ENTER SE PART
OF ZONE EARLY MON WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS
BUILDING TO OVER 12 FT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART MON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...WEAK TROUGH IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN MOVE W ACROSS
YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND THU...INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF FRI...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH
N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NORTHERN GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 YUCATAN CHANNEL DRIFT W ACROSS
PENINSULA EARLY TODAY. LOW PRES OVER PUERTO RICO MOVE W AND
DISSIPATE TODAY. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA AT 13.4N 47.0W AT
22/0900 UTC MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS
TO 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA
EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE LATE FRI AND REACH 16.7N
55.8W FRI NIGHT...19.3N 59.6W SAT NIGHT AND EXIT ZONE EARLY MON
NEAR 22N65W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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