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FZNT25 KNHC 280918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 28 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...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN ME NE FRI AND SAT.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL
N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES E OF THE ZONE FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE FAR NW PORTION THU FRI AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW SAT AND RAPIDLY MOVE E MERGING WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND
EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W 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 6 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. S OF 27N W OF 68W 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 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 27N89W WILL PERSIST
TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO NE MEXICO SAT AND FROM S 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY 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 18.6N 60.0W 1008
MB MOVING NW 3 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.2N 60.1W THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY NEAR 20.4N 60.7W TONIGHT...NEAR 21.8N 61.5W
THU...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 23.4N 62.2W THU NIGHT.
OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
TONIGHT. 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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