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FZNT25 KNHC 282117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
THROUGH THU MOVING NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES BY E OF THE SW N
ATLC WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR NW PORTION THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL LATE FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY SAT RAPIDLY MOVE E MERGING
WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE
BAHAMAS SUN THEN SHIFTING E OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N BETWEEN
70W AND 75W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N E OF
68W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT E OF 68W THU NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL
E OF 72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 68W
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 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 EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES 1016 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N90W WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS SAT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE
SW GULF SUN...THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE
NORTH-CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND
INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
3 TO 5 FT MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N 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
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 28N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.3N 60.6W 1001 MB
MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 6 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.2N 61.0W TONIGHT...TO 21.6N
61.7W THU... THEN MOVING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO 23.3N
62.5W THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...WITH TRADES INCREASING IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS THE PRES PATTERN TIGTHENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 78W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W
LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF

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