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FZNT26 KNHC 230918
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 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...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 14.5N 51.0W AT 23/0900
UTC MOVING WNW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS TO 50
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR
16.7NM 55.0W TONIGHT AND REACH 18.0N 57.0W SAT...19.2N 58.9W
SAT NIGHT...21.0N 62.0W SUN NIGHT AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA
LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT S OF 14N W OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N WINDS INCREASING 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT NEAR
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. 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 WINDS 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT. 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 25 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 23.0N 64.5W BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF 77W. 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL W OF 78W. 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 E TO SE 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
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 E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 67W WITH
HIGHEST WINDS40 KT GUSTS TO 50 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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