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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 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 18.3N 60.4W 1008 MB AT
TO 45 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 18.8N 61.5W EARLY THIS EVENING...
THEN TURN NW TO 19.6N 62.8W MON MORNING...TO 20.6N 64.1W EARLY
MON NIGHT...TO 21.4N 65.0W EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN JUST NW OF
AREA TO 22.9N 66.0W BY EARLY WED. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED
MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 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 15N W OF 57W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE OF OPHELIA. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE
AND NW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N 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 180 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT...DIMINISHING TO 90 NM MON
NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N
W OF 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO 15 TO 20 KT
TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. N OF 16N E
OF 58W WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 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 64W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT EARLY... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART EARLY.
.THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY 1023 MB HIGH NEAR BERMUDA WITH A RIDGE
SW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO
SE WINDS MAINLY E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 78W WILL SLOWLY LIFT N OF THE
AREA THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA OVER THE NW TROPICAL N
ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW TO 20.6N 64.1W EARLY MON NIGHT...
TO 21.4N 65.0W TUE MORNING...THEN TURN MORE TO THE N REACHING
TO NEAR 22.9N 66.0W WED MORNING AND TO 25.0N 67.0W BY THU
MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION
THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 68W TUE
THROUGH THU....
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N BETWEEN
70W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN
75W AND 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 75W.
.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 BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE MON AND NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 68W MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 68W MON NIGHT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 68W BECOMING
NUMEROUS MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT S OF OPHELIA SHIFTING TO W TO
NW...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 OPHELIA.


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