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FZNT26 KNHC 210259
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 83W FROM 14N TO 23N WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU. LOW PRES IN THE EASTERN
ATLC HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM OFELIA AT 21/0300 UTC.
AT THIS TIME...IT IS NEAR 12.2N 40.1W MOVING W AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OFELIA WILL MOVE TO 12.7N
44.9W WED EVENING...13.2N 50.5W THU EVENING AND NEAR 15.0N
55.5W FRI EVENING WHEN IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC ZONE AS A TROPICAL STORM.

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
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI THROUGH SUN...
.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 INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE WITHIN 75 NM N AND 30 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF OFELIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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 TROPICAL STORM OFELIA MOVES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY SUN.

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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 SHIFTING 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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