000 FZNT25 KNHC 010255 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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 26.2N 63.1W 956 MB AT 11 PM EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING E OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH E OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT SE UNTIL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT MERGING WITH THE TROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 68W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR 65W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 70W LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. .WED...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 27N90W TO 26N97W WILL PUSH SE REACHING FROM 27N82W TO 25N93W TO 19N95W SAT MORNING THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SAT AND SUN...DIMINISHING MON. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AS HURRICANE OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE N. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT STALLING OUT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE A MAINLY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 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 3 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$