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FZNT25 KNHC 221532
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA
MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. OPHELIA IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE PART OF ZONE 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 50 KT GUSTS
TO 60 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...A TROUGH OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SAT. HIGH
PRES WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...A WEAK TROUGH JUST W OF PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE W AND
DISSIPATE TODAY. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 13.6N 47.6W AT
22/1500 UTC MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS
TO 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA ARE
EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND REACH 17.N 56.5W
SAT MORNING...20.5N 60.5W SAT NIGHT AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA
MON MORNING NEAR 22.5N 63.0W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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