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FZNT26 KNHC 202100
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 ALONG 82W FROM 14N TO 23N WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. LOW PRES IN THE
EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK W WITH POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY
INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI
AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
14N W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF
70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 12N WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT N OF 12N WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 INCREASING
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE.
.FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
SHIFTING SE OVER E PORTION LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT.
S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE
TO S E OF LOW PRES CENTER. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 16N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER
SE PART SAT AND SUN AS LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...
MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
LATE IN FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W
OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 KT
NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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