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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 21.9N 62.3W 982 MB AT 11 PM
EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N
OF THE AREA TO NEAR 23.2N 62.8W FRI...THEN CONTINUING TO 25.7N
63.3W FRI NIGHT. 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 BUILDS N OF THE

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 NE TO E
WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NE AND NW PORTIONS.
.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 AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT...INCREASING TO 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT FRI.
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI
AFTERNOON. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W SHIFTING N OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 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...HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL
MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED
FRONTAL TROUGH...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD

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 4 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH. 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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. 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 69W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE.
.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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