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FZNT25 KNHC 010846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT OCT 01 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 AND TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE
WARNINGS EFFECT ATLC WATERS E OF 65W. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W
TO NE FLORIDA WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA TONIGHT AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX
OF SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 68W
AND 75W.
.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 5 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. 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO WILL CONTINUE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUN...THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE E
GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..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 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NW
CARIBBEAN TODAY AND DISSIPATING FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS SUN. EASTERLY TRADES WILL RESUME OVER THE E CARIBBEAN
TODAY. TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WILL PASS N OF AREA EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS NE OF JAMAICA.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN 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 NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6
FT S OF JAMAICA.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF
18N E OF 80W.

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