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FZNT26 KNHC 242119
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT SEP 24 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 17.9N 57.4W 1006 MB AT
GUSTS TO 50 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE N
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THROUGH TUE WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN INTENSITY. IT WILL REACH 18.7N 58.8W EARLY
SUN....19.6N 60.4W SUN AFTERNOON...20.5N 61.6W EARLY MON...AND
21.4N 62.7W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE THE CENTER LIFTS N OF AREA
TUE. 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
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 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. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE 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 16N...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM
SE QUADRANT...AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 57W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND
SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM
NW QUADRANT OF OPHELIA. HIGHEST WINDS35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 N SEMICIRLCE AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 57W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 60W MON NIGHT AND TUE.
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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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 ALONG 78W WITH A WEAK LOW
PRES CENTER NEAR 28N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WILL TRACK NORTHWARD...ITS CENTER
JUST E OF THE AREA...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
IN E WATERS TUE THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 67W TUE
THROUGH THU....
.TONIGHT...E OF 69W S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 69W N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E OF
76W 10 TO 15 KT. 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
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...AND W OF 78W BECOMING
S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN
71W AND 75W BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT AND 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N
E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW S OF OPHELIA AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 22N WED AND S OF 25N THU. N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W NEAR

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