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FZNT25 KNHC 302121
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE AUG 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WEAKEN AND SHIFT E WED
AND THU AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N WATERS. HIGH
PRES REBUILDS BEHIND TROUGH WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE
ACROSS BASIN THROUGH EARLY SUN. WINDS IN SE PART SHIFT NE AND
INCREASE AND SEAS BUILD RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE HURRICANE KATIA

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 75W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH WINDS NE 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW AT
5 KT AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE EARLY
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF
S OF 23N ALONG 93W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE
IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 83W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN GULF. MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL
BUILD WESTWARD N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 29N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N W OF 87W
LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 25N W OF 86W LATE SAT. S
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE NE OF AREA THROUGH WED WEAKEN
AND SHIFT E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH.
TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN E ATLC EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO
HURRICANE LATE WED...APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND CROSS

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N
OF 18N E OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT N OF 18N
E OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
2 FT N OF 18N E OF 83W.

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