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FZNT26 KNHC 300902
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 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 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING N NW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85
KT GUSTS 105 KT. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT N OF AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT
MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 71W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 65W...
.TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM
E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS
85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...180 NM SE
AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 32 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 19N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 60W SHIFTING N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 22.4N 62.6W 973 MB AT 5 AM
EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS REMAINING E
OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE FLORIDA E
COAST WILL DRIFT SE TILL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH SAT.
THE COMBINED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE SUN...THEN DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 15 TO 25 KT AS OPHELIA PASSES TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT
AND E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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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