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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL
MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED
FRONTAL TROUGH...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD

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 4 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH. 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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. 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 69W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE.
.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 1013 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF AT 28N92W
WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO SAT MORNING...THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD SE BEHIND FRONT ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND
GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT
AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 21.9N 62.3W 982 MB AT 11 PM
EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N
OF THE AREA TO NEAR 23.2N 62.8W FRI...THEN CONTINUING TO 25.7N
63.3W FRI NIGHT. 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 BUILDS N OF THE

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.
.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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