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FZNT26 KNHC 212038
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 MOVE W OF THE AREA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS
BY THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS CENTERED NEAR 13.6N 44.7W AT
21/2100 UTC MOVING W OR 280 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
17.5N 58.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 20.0N 62.5W SUN

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 THROUGH 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.
.MON...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF
68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 12N FRI THROUGH
SUN... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING
10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 58W THU NIGHT. S OF 12N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT WITHIN 180 NM
N AND 90 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 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. 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 FT.
.MON...N OF 17N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.

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. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE PART OF THE ZONE ON
MON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NW PART BY SUN AND
EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART SUN...
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE.
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3

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