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FZNT25 KNHC 240904
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 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
WINDS MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N78W TO 23N79W WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
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 24.5N 63.5W TUE
NIGHT AND NEAR 26.5N 63.5 WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
27N89W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 25N87W
LATER TODAY 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 WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 16.9N 55.2W AT 24/0900
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 THROUGH THROUGH MON REACHING 18.0N 56.6W THIS
AFTERNOON...19.2N 58.4W TONIGHT...20.2N 60.0W SUN...21.0N 61.5W
SUN NIGHT AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 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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