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FZNT26 KNHC 231513
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 14.6N 52.6W AT 23/1500
UTC MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS TO 45
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TONIGHT AND REACH 16.8N 56.9W SAT MORNING...17.9N 58.8W SAT
NIGHT...21.2N 64.3W SUN MORNING AND MOVE W OF THE AREA BY MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 12N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N WINDS INCREASING 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT NEAR
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE NO OF
16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N W OF
57W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 16N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N NEAR OPHELIA WINDS 30 KT GUST TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 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
TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART
AS OPHELIA MOVES INTO THE AREA NEAR 23.0N 66.5W TUE MORNING AS
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO RE INTENSIFY TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 69W TUE NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 70W.
.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 TUE NIGHT E OF
69W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 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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