000 FZNT25 KNHC 290312 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 NE 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 FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION FRI NIGHT RAPIDLY MOVING E MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS SUN STALLING OUT OVER THE SE PORTION 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 VARIABLE 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. .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 1013 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N90W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE N 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6...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 19.4N 60.7W 995 MB AT KT GUSTS 60 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.3N 61.3W THU...TO 21.9N 62.0W THU NIGHT...THEN MOVING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WHILE BECOMING A HURRICANE TO 23.7N 62.8W FRI. 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 $$