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FZNT25 KNHC 292123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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. HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST
FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND REACHING FROM
BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE
BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE LATE MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E
OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 28N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 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 WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 68W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND NE
PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 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.
.TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1014 MB HIGH PRES AT 26N90W DRIFT NW THROUGH
FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NORTHERN GULF FRI AND REACH FROM SW
FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD SE BEHIND
FRONT ACROSS N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 24N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO 20 KT AND
GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 62.3W 987 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65
KT GUSTS 80 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
JUST N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 22.8N 62.9W TONIGHT...THEN
CONTINUING TO 25.0N 63.5W FRI. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH TRADES
INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF
18N E OF 80W SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N
MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.

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