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FZNT25 KNHC 312134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS W TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 96W S OF 24N WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM NEAR 26N86W TO THE
WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE W-NW TONIGHT AND INTO THE
WESTERN GULF BY THU AS BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
FORM ALONG THE WAVE NEAR 26N93W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER
IN THE NW GULF WATERS THROUGH MON AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY
INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS PRIMARILY N OF 22N W OF 90W THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF THE AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH MON...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 WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
THU AND FRI ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM KATIA
IN FAR EASTERN ATLC FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO HURRICANE
TONIGHT AND APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN MOVE ACROSS ITS
FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 80W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W PART.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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