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FZNT26 KNHC 220246
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DRIFT W
AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
CENTERED NEAR 18N64W WILL MOVE W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON
THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS CENTERED NEAR 13.7N 46.2W AT
22/0300 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 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 16.3N 55.8W FRI EVENING...NEAR 18.5N 60.0W SAT
EVENING...AND NEAR 21.5N 64.0W SUN EVENING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
14N W OF 70W...AND N OF 16N E OF 65W. 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 14N FRI THROUGH
SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE 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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 58W 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 12
FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N 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 14N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. BECOMING SE TO S LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING
TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT 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 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN.
.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 BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 7
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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