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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 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 18.7N 59.9W 1002 MB
MOVING NW 3 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NW
TO NEAR 19.5N 60.5W THIS EVENING...TO 20.9N 61.1W THU
MORNING...THEN N OF AREA TO 22.5N 61.8W THU EVENING.
OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 17N E OF 62W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 45 KT
GUST 55 KT...INCREASING 50 KT GUST 60 KT WITHIN 75 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT. S OF 16N 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 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 55 KT GUST 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAX SEAS TO 20
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 MOVE NE FRI AND SAT.
TROPICAL STORM 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 AND FRI THEN 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.


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