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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 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 MOVE NE FRI AND
SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL
N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE AS IT MOVES E OF
THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
PORTION THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION FRI NIGHT AND MOVE RAPID MOVING E
MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N71W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AND FROM 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUN AND
OVER THE SE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF FRI EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT
THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS
THE N CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 20.0N 61.1W 995 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. OPHELIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.1N 61.5W THIS AFTERNOON
THEN INTENSIFY TO N OF THE AREA NEAR 22.8N 62.4W TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL 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
.TODAY 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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