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FZNT26 KNHC 220932
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU SEP 22 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 YUCATAN CHANNEL DRIFT W ACROSS
PENINSULA EARLY TODAY. LOW PRES OVER PUERTO RICO MOVE W AND
DISSIPATE TODAY. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA AT 13.4N 47.0W AT
22/0900 UTC MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS
TO 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA
EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE LATE FRI AND REACH 16.7N
55.8W FRI NIGHT...19.3N 59.6W SAT NIGHT AND EXIT ZONE EARLY MON
NEAR 22N65W.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N FRI THROUGH SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT E OF 58W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF 58W TONIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 70 KT WITHIN 200 NM N
AND 120 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 SHIFTING SE LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO
45 GUSTS TO 55 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO
SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE
OVER SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC. OPHELIA FORECAST TO ENTER SE PART
OF ZONE EARLY MON WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS
BUILDING TO OVER 12 FT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART MON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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