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FZNT25 KNHC 242120
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...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 ALONG 78W WITH A WEAK LOW
PRES CENTER NEAR 28N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WILL TRACK NORTHWARD...ITS CENTER
JUST E OF THE AREA...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
IN E WATERS TUE THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 67W TUE
THROUGH THU....
.TONIGHT...E OF 69W S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 69W N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E OF
76W 10 TO 15 KT. 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 25 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N
E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW S OF OPHELIA AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 22N WED AND S OF 25N THU. N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ALONG 27N THROUGH TUE...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 17.9N 57.4W 1006 MB AT
GUSTS TO 50 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THROUGH TUE WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN INTENSITY. IT WILL REACH 18.7N 58.8W EARLY
SUN....19.6N 60.4W SUN AFTERNOON...20.5N 61.6W EARLY MON...AND
21.4N 62.7W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE THE CENTER LIFTS N OF AREA
TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN
TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 81 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N
AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF
81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N
AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N.
.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.
.THU...S OF 81N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W
OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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