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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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
.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 WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO
10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N86W TO 25N87W WILL DRIFT W
THROUGH SAT. BROAD LOW PRES AREA EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG TROUGH
NEAR 26N93W LATE FRI ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
PRIMARILY N OF 22N W OF 90W THROUGH WEEKEND. TROPICAL WAVE OVER
WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE THU MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED INTO THE
AREA OF LOW PRES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 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 TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 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 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 3 FT THU NIGHT.
.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 CENTRAL ATLC FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO HURRICANE TONIGHT
AND APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE 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 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 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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