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FZNT25 KNHC 230245
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA REACHES 25.5N 65.0W BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 75W. SEA 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF 77W. 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL W OF 78W. 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 E TO SE 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
W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 67W WITH
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
19N91W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI
NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT
BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SHIFTING TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1
FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N WINDS SIFTING
TO E TO SE 5 KT EARLY...AND TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 14.1N 49.9W AT 23/0300
UTC MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA ARE
EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI NIGHT AND REACH
17.5N 55.8W SAT MORNING...18.8N 57.6W SAT EVENING...21.0N
61.0W SUN EVENING AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.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 IN
SE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...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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