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FZNT26 KNHC 222055
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A WEAK TROUGH JUST W OF PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE W AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 13.8N 48.9W AT
22/2100 UTC MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS
TO 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA ARE
EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI NIGHT AND REACH
18.5N 57.3W SAT AFTERNOON...21.5N 61.5W SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE
JUST N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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 16N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT E OF 58W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF 58W. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N AND E OF 58W.
.FRI...N OF 16N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT WITHIN 180 NM N AND 100
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF OPHELIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 19N W OF 62W S TO SW DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA REACHES 25.5N 65.0W BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE...
.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 AND SAT 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 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 67W WITH.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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