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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH E TO SE WINDS MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N78W TO 23N79W WILL
SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA TRACKS NORTHWARD JUST TO THE E OF THE
AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF 67W SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 75W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 75W
2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 68W 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND
79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S 20 TO 20 KT...AND W OF 78W
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT AND 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. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 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.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 28N E OF 67W
WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N S TO SW.
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF
70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE
TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING
TO SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AREA TO JUST S OF SW LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING 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...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED. SEAS 1
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS SHIFTING TO 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 17.8N 56.0W 1006 MB AT
TO 55 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THROUGH TUE WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE
IN INTENSITY. IT WILL REACH 18.8N 57.4W EARLY TONIGHT...19.9N
59.1W SUN MORNING...20.9N 60.7W EARLY SUN NIGHT...21.6N 61.8W
MON MORNING...AND TO JUST NW OF THE AREA NEAR 23.3N 63.1W BY
TUE MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR
EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
17N. .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 IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.


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