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FZNT25 KNHC 272120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 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 THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI
AND SAT. LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF OPHELIA ...CURRENTLY LOCATED
OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE ZONE THU
THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU
FRI AND WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL SAT...WHILE A
STRONGER FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 69W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W...AND ALSO E OF 71W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10
KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF
60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 68W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT WINDS...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM NEAR
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO SAT...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE
FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF OPHELIA...NEAR 19N60W 1010
MB IS MOVING SLOWLY NW. THE REMNANT LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
NEAR 20N61W BY LATE TONIGHT...TO 20N62W WED EVENING...TO NEAR
21N62W EARLY THU AND TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE
LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A
TROPICAL CYCLONE. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
17N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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