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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 29 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 20.9N 61.8W 991 MB AT
GUSTS 75 KT. OPHELIA WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS
IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.1N 62.3W THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE N OF
THE AREA TO 24.0N 63.0W BY FRI MORNING. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH
TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...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 19N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...BECOMING 150
NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT AND
30 NM SW QUADRANT TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT
INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...BECOMING WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT
INCREASING TO 25 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 8 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 MOVE NE FRI AND
SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL
N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE AS IT MOVES E OF
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI...AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS WHERE IT WILL STALL BY LATE FRI. A SECOND
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGE
WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY
MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W...AND S OF 28N E OF 68W.
.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
FRONT.


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