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FZNT26 KNHC 232105
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 15.6N 53.8W AT 23/2100
UTC MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO REACH 16.5N 55.6W LATE
TONIGHT...17.7N 57.8W SAT AFTERNOON...20.0N 61.6W SUN
AFTERNOON...22.0N 64.7W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE W OF THE AREA

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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.
.WED...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 60W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 60W WINDS INCREASING
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS OF 60 KT.
SEAS 12 SEAS OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SAT
THEN SE TO S LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 17N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 SEAS OR
GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 17N SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON.
.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
SWELL. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.

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. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA
MOVES ACROSS THE E PART OF THE ZONE NEAR 24.0N 66.6W TUE AND
NEAR 26.6N 67.4W WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 69W TUE AND WED...
.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 AND WED...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 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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