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FZNT26 KNHC 290311
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.4N 60.7W 995 MB AT
KT GUSTS 60 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
TO NEAR 20.3N 61.3W THU...TO 21.9N 62.0W THU NIGHT...THEN
MOVING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WHILE BECOMING A HURRICANE TO
23.7N 62.8W FRI. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...WITH TRADES INCREASING IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS THE PRES PATTERN TIGTHENS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 15N E OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W
OF 70W AND NE PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.SUN AND MON...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 BETWEEN 59W AND 64W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT... 75 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST
WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S OF
17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 62W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM
NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75
NM NW QUADRANT...BECOMING WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT...105 NM
SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT THU
NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT...BECOMING WITHIN 180 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT THU
NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT THU NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S OF
18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS S OF
14N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 16N SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 19N E OF 60W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...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 NE OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH THU MOVING NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM
OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST
TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES BY E OF THE SW
N ATLC WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR NW PORTION THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION FRI NIGHT RAPIDLY MOVING E
MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA
TO THE SE BAHAMAS SUN STALLING OUT OVER THE SE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N E OF
68W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT E OF 68W THU NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL
E OF 72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 68W
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 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 EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

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