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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 17.8N 56.0W AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THROUGH TUE WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN
INTENSITY. IT WILL REACH 18.8N 57.4W EARLY TONIGHT...19.9N
59.1W SUN MORNING...20.9N 60.7W EARLY SUN NIGHT...21.6N 61.8W
MON MORNING ...AND TO JUST NW OF THE AREA NEAR 23.3N 63.1W BY
TUE MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR
EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED MORNING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF
15N 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 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
FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225
NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120
NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF OPHELIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT..DIMINISHING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF
15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN
N SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N. S
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N
OF 18N W OF 58W THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN WINDS DIMINISHING TO
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
TUE IN MIXED N AND E SWELL TUE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W
OF 58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER
AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR
NE PART 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF
17N W OF 57W...MOVING NW OF AREA LATE TUE.
.WED...N OF 19N W OF 60W WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH E TO SE WINDS MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N78W TO 23N79W WILL
SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA TRACKS NORTHWARD JUST TO THE E OF THE
AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL S OF 22N 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 W OF 75W S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 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...S OF 28N E OF 67W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N S TO SW. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.


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