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FZNT26 KNHC 240302
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 16.0N 54.5W AT 24/0300
UTC MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH MON REACHING 16.9N 56.1W SAT
MORNING...18.2N 58.0W SAT EVENING...19.4N 59.7W SUN MORNING...
20.3N 61.1W SUN EVENING AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA MON

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 45 KT GUSTS OF 55 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 WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE
BREEZE MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N77W TO 24N80W WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TOWARD THE END
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES OVER OR
VERY CLOSE TO THE E PART OF THE ZONE NEAR 24.0N 64.5W TUE AND
NEAR 26.0N 65.0 WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 67W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
OVER THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT WATERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S 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 EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 S OF
28N E OF 67W 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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