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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI
AND SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER
THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO HURRICANE
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES JUST E OF THE ZONE FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU FRI AND WILL REACH
FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SAT...AND RAPIDLY SHIFT E...MERGING
WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE N
BAHAMAS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. 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 NW PART.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.


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...TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA...NEAR 17.6N60.5W 1008
MB IS MOVING SLOWLY WNW. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR
18.0N61.0W LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY TO TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH NEAR 18.7.5N61.4W WED AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TO 40 KT
GUST 50 KT WHILE MOVING TO NEAR 19.5N61.6W LATE WED...THEN
INTENSIFY TO 50 KT GUST 60 KT NEAR 21.0N62.0W THU AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES
PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. 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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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