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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 29 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 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 TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI...AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS WHERE IT WILL STALL BY LATE FRI. A SECOND
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGE
WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY
MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W...AND S OF 28N E OF 68W.
.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
FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1014 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N90W WILL
DRIFT NW THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA 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 SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 20.9N 61.8W 991 MB AT
GUSTS 75 KT. OPHELIA WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS
IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.1N 62.3W THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE N OF
THE AREA TO 24.0N 63.0W BY FRI MORNING. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH
TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
20N MON.


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