000 FZNT26 KNHC 280917 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 28 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 18.6N 60.0W 1008 MB MOVING NW 3 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.2N 60.1W THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY INTENSIFY NEAR 20.4N 60.7W TONIGHT...NEAR 21.8N 61.5W THU...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 23.4N 62.2W THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY...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. W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 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 18N W OF 59W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA INTENSIFYING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 40 KT GUST 50 KT...INCREASING 45 KT GUST 54 KT WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW AND 45 NM NW QUADRANTS TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT 60 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 50 KT GUST 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAX SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 ME NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES E OF THE ZONE FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU FRI AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW SAT AND RAPIDLY MOVE E MERGING WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W 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 6 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. S OF 27N W OF 68W 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 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. $$