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FZNT25 KNHC 231514
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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
TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART
AS OPHELIA MOVES INTO THE AREA NEAR 23.0N 66.5W TUE MORNING AS
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO RE INTENSIFY TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 69W TUE NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 70W.
.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 TUE NIGHT E OF
69W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
E ACROSS THE AREA...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.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 14.6N 52.6W AT 23/1500
UTC MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS TO 45
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TONIGHT AND REACH 16.8N 56.9W SAT MORNING...17.9N 58.8W SAT
NIGHT...21.2N 64.3W SUN MORNING AND MOVE W OF THE AREA BY MON.

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