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FZNT25 KNHC 260244
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 BUT
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 79W WILL
SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF
OPHELIA...WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY EARLY TUE AND SLOWLY PASS
NORTHWARD TO 27N...REMAINING 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 23N E
OF 73W. .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 LOW PRES AND S
TO SW ON SE SIDE OF LOW PRES AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 60
NM NE SEMICIRLCE OF LOW PRES. 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 TROUGH FROM 29N84W TO 24N86W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N
MON THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF
LATE 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...LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF OPHELIA...NEAR 19N61W AT 11
PM EDT 1011 MB MOVING W NW AT 07 KT. THE REMNANT LOW IS
FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 20N65W MON EVENING AND
PASSES OUT OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE BY 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 AND

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 N OF 18N.
.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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