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FZNT26 KNHC 211458
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED SEP 21 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 OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CENTERED
NEAR 18N61W WILL W OF THE AREA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS BY
THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS CENTERED NEAR 13.0N 43.6W AT
1500 UTC MOVING W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH OPHELIA ARE FORECAST TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI.
OPHELIA WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE NEAR
16.8N 57.8W ON SAT MORNING...AND 19.0N 62.0 W SUN MORNING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 14N W
OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 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 TO 25 KT NEAR
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 N OF 12N FRI THROUGH
SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E WINDS
15 TO 20 INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NE PART LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE
OF LOW. .FRI...N OF 12N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 GUST TO 55 KT WITHIN 75 NM N AND 30 NM
S SEMICIRCLES OF OPHELIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN 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 WITH
HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 DIMINISH TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT BY
EARLY SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE PART SAT AND SUN AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PART OF THE ZONE
BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 5 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S
OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT NW
PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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