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FZNT25 KNHC 240303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE
BREEZE MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N77W TO 24N80W WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TOWARD THE END
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES OVER OR
VERY CLOSE TO THE E PART OF THE ZONE NEAR 24.0N 64.5W TUE AND
NEAR 26.0N 65.0 WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 67W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
OVER THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT WATERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S 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 EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF
28N E OF 67W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SAT MORNING THEN STALL WHILE SLOWLY
DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 16.0N 54.5W AT 24/0300
UTC MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH MON REACHING 16.9N 56.1W SAT
MORNING...18.2N 58.0W SAT EVENING...19.4N 59.7W SUN MORNING...
20.3N 61.1W SUN EVENING AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA MON

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 82W.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...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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