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FZNT25 KNHC 250917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 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 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....
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LATER TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ALONG 27N THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N WED AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY 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 18.4N 59.56W 1008 MB AT
45 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 19.1N 60.7W THIS AFTERNOON...19.9N
61.8W TONIGHT...20.7N 63.0W MON AND 21.4N 64.1W MON NIGHT THEN
JUST N OF AREA TUE NEAR 22.8N 65.6W. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED
MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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