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FZNT25 KNHC 250301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 29N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WILL TRACK NW TO 23.0N 65.0W TUE
EVENING THEN TURN MORE NORTHERLY...MOVING TO 24.5N 65.5W WED
EVENING AND TO 26.5N 66.0W THU EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 68W TUE
THROUGH THU....
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 70W AND 78W
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W N OF 28N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 TO
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 75W.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN
75W AND 80W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W S TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF
27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS S OF 27N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
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 BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE MON AND NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 68W MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 68W MON NIGHT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 68W BECOMING
NUMEROUS MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 68W. 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

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 18.3N 58.4W 1007 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 18.9N 59.8W SUN
MORNING....19.8N 61.3W SUN EVENING...20.6N 62.6W MON
MORNING...AND 21.3N 63.6W MON EVENING BEFORE THE CENTER LIFTS
N OF AREA TUE. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED MORNING AND REACH THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 81W 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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