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FZNT25 KNHC 300903
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 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 NEAR 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM
EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS REMAINING E
OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE FLORIDA E
COAST WILL DRIFT SE TILL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH SAT.
THE COMBINED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE SUN...THEN DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 15 TO 25 KT AS OPHELIA PASSES TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT
AND E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED AT 27N93W WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY SAT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN WAKE OF
FRONT THIS WEEKEND THEN DIMINISH NEXT WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING N NW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85
KT GUSTS 105 KT. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT N OF AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE 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 NIGHT...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 LATE.
.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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