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FZNT25 KNHC 230919
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 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 23.0N 64.5W BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WINDS40 KT GUSTS TO 50 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...STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 27N86W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 14.5N 51.0W AT 23/0900
UTC MOVING WNW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS TO 50
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR
16.7NM 55.0W TONIGHT AND REACH 18.0N 57.0W SAT...19.2N 58.9W
SAT NIGHT...21.0N 62.0W SUN NIGHT AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA
LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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