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FZNT26 KNHC 301533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 AT 23.5N 62.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING N-NW OR 345 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND
100 GUSTS 120 KT. ONLY TROPICAL ATLC ZONE N OF 21N AFFECTED.
NO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CARIBBEAN ZONES. COLD FRONT ENTER NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF OF
HONDURAS THEN DISSIPATE MON AND TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N.
.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 21N W OF 60...
.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF
21N W OF 60W. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT DECREASING
LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 21N SUBSIDING LATE. SEAS TO
22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N S WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 20N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 60W SHIFTING
N OF AREA LATE.
.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 AT 23.5N 62.8W 960 MB AT 11 AM
EDT FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING E OF
65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH OFF FLORIDA E COAST
DRIFT SE TILL REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST
TONIGHT AND MERGES WITH TROUGH SAT. MERGED FRONT/TROUGH EXTEND
FROM BERMUDA TO NW HAITI LATE SUN THEN DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS
10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. N OF 27N FROM 70W TO 75W SE TO S WINDS
10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 23N E OF 70W W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF BAHAMAS TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 67W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N FROM 68W TO 74W SW TO
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N
E OF 68W SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE
PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF 74W.

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