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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
WED AND THU AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N WATERS. HIGH
PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUN.
HURRICANE KATIA CURRENTLY IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST
TO APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION SE PORTION LATE SUN.

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 IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WINDS 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 IN SE SWELL. 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 5 KT E
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 IN SE
SWELL...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 TO NE EARLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL LATE.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 95W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 85W
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW INTO GULF WED WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES
DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN GULF THU. MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE
WILL BUILD W ACROSS N GULF STATES THROUGH 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
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 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 87W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 86W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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 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 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 THE E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY
INTO A HURRICANE WED... THEN APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI...AND MOVE OVER IT ON SAT.

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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