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FZNT25 KNHC 252118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU
AND MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS MAINLY E OF THE
BAHAMAS. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 79W WILL SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE
AREA THROUGH MON. THE REMNANT LOW OF OPHELIA WILL MOVE INTO SE
WATERS TUE AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD TO 27N E OF 70W THROUGH
FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF
25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W AND S OF 22N E
OF 70W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NW TO N ON SW SIDE OF REMNANT LOW AND
S TO SW ON SE SIDE OF REMNANT LOW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF REMNANT LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W NEAR OPHELIA
REMNANT LOW. .FRI...WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE
QUADRANT OF OPHELIA REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W N OF LOW PRES SE TO S WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S OF LOW PRES S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
E OF 70W NEAR OPHELIA REMNANT LOW.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N84W TO 24N88W
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG
27N MON THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FORMER TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA HAS WEAKENED AND LOST
SOME OF ITS TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS. THE REMNANT LOW
NW AT 07 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. THE
LOW IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 19.5N 63.5W MON
AFTERNOON. WHAT REMAINS OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY TUE. A 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
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W 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 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W
OF 83W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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