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FZNT25 KNHC 311458
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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...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 WILL APPROACH THE FAR SE
WATERS LATE SUN BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN
LARGE SWELLS OVER THE FAR E WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. 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 TO 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 2 TO 4 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.
.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. 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 FT.
.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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 96W S OF 23N WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TO 85W WILL MOVE W TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N93W.
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN DRIFT N
OR NE THROUGH 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 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. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.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 WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM
KATIA IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 83W. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
80W. .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.

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