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FZNT26 KNHC 201534
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 22N TO 14N ALONG 80W DRIFTING W
THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES IN EASTERN ATLC FORECAST TO TRACK W WITH
POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY FRI AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 71W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. W OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N.
.FRI...E OF 70W NE TO WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
W OF 73W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT FAR E PORTION LATE TONIGHT. S OF 13N E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
OF 62W.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
MOVING INTO FAR E PORTION LATE.
.THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD
TO 7 FT N PART. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N.
.FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
SHIFTING SE OVER E PORTION LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 12N SE
TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 15N W OF 58W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING SE
AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WITH RIDGE ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT AS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 1008 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL
MOVE THROUGH N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
LATE IN FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 74W.
.THU...S OF 24N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8

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