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FZNT25 KNHC 301534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 AT 23.5N 62.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM
EDT FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING E OF
65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH OFF FLORIDA E COAST
DRIFT SE TILL REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST
TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH TROUGH SAT. MERGED FRONT/TROUGH EXTEND
FROM BERMUDA TO NW HAITI LATE SUN THEN DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS
10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF 27N FROM 70W TO 75W SE TO S WINDS
10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 23N E OF 70W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF BAHAMAS TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 67W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N FROM 68W TO 74W SW TO
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N
E OF 68W SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE
PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF 74W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 28N96W MOVES ACROSS GULF
ZONES TODAY AND REACH YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED N OF COLD FRONT SAT AN SUN
THEN DIMINISH MON AND TUE.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA AT 23.5N 62.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING N-NW OR 345 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND
100 GUSTS 120 KT. ONLY TROPICAL ATLC ZONE N OF 21N AFFECTED.
NO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CARIBBEAN ZONES. COLD FRONT ENTER NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF OF
HONDURAS THEN DISSIPATE MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT
S OF 18N E OF 80W.

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