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FZNT26 KNHC 010254
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND
SUBSIDE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AS HURRICANE
OPHELIA CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE N. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT STALLING OUT NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE A
MAINLY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N 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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N E
OF 68W TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 60W...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 17N TO 20N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 20N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA AT 26.2N 63.1W 956 MB AT 11 PM
EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK N WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARNINGS EDGING
E OF 65W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH E OF FLORIDA WILL
DRIFT SE UNTIL A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE
UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT MERGING WITH THE TROUGH SAT.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W
TO NW WINDS W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 25N
E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF
68W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT
NEAR 65W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W
AND 78W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SAT NIGHT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN
A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND NE
PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E
OF 70W LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.
.WED...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 70W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W.

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