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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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...A WEAK RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
N WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH
EARLY SUN. TROPICAL STORM KATIA CURRENTLY IN THE FAR EASTERN
ATLC IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN
BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN LARGE SWELLS
OVER THE FAR E WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W...AND ALSO N OF 23N E OF
69W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 67W
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT DURING THE
DAY. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 95W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 85W
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG
THE TROUGH. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THROUGH THU NIGHT
...THEN POSSIBLY DRIFT N OR NE THROUGH NE THROUGH SUN.
IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND W CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND W CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. 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 WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM
KATIA IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE TODAY...THEN APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND
MOVE ACROSS ITS FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
81W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 83W 2 FT N OF 18N E OF 83W.


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