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FZNT26 KNHC 292122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 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...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 62.3W 987 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65
KT GUSTS 80 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
JUST N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 22.8N 62.9W TONIGHT...THEN
CONTINUING TO 25.0N 63.5W FRI. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH TRADES
INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 15 TO 20
KT E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 64W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130
NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80
KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 19N.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE NE FRI AND
SAT. HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N
ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST
FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND REACHING FROM
BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE
BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE LATE MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E
OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 28N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W
OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 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 WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 68W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND NE
PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 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.
.TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.

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