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FZNT26 KNHC 280315
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 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 DEPRESSION OPHELIA...NEAR 18.4N59.5W 1009
MB IS MOVING SLOWLY WNW. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.8N59.8W WED
MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
19.5N60.2W WED EVENING...NEAR 20.9N60.9W THU MORNING...THEN
MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 22.4N61.6W THU EVENING. OTHERWISE...A
WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 15N E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF
67W SW TO W 10 KT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF
72W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N...AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 15N.
.SUN...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 58W...
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND
60 NM SW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA INTENSIFYING
TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BY WED MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE...WITH MAX WINDS 35 GUST
45...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUST 50 KT WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW AND 45 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WED NIGHT. SEAS
12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO
15 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH MAX WINDS 45 KT GUST 55
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITH MAX SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 60W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N.
.FRI...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 60W WINDS
DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN S
SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI
AND SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER
THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO HURRICANE
STRENGTH AS IT MOVES JUST E OF THE ZONE FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU FRI AND WILL REACH
FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SAT...AND RAPIDLY SHIFT E...MERGING
WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE N
BAHAMAS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 78W SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 60W S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL
LATE. N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 68W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT WINDS...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.

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