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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 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 OVER THE SE PORTION WILL RETREAT E
THROUGH FRI AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N
WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH EARLY
SUN. HURRICANE KATIA E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO
TRACK NW TO NEAR 24N63W BY LATE MON NIGHT. KATIA WILL BE
PRECEDED BY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN VERY LARGE
NE SWELLS OVER MUCH OF THE FAR EASTERN PORTION ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO
20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF
74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.
.FRI AND 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 IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 30 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...A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 27N90W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE
SLOWLY W THROUGH SAT. THE WAVE IS PART OF AN AREA OF BROAD LOW
PRES OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE GULF.
LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM FROM THIS AREA OF LOW PRES DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS THE NW GULF
THROUGH FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN BE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE NW OR N GULF THROUGH MON. IT WILL INCREASE
WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 24N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
24N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...N OF 28N E TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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
THROUGH FRI NIGHT ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH. HURRICANE KATIA
E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS
IT REACHES TO NEAR 18.6N 54.1W LATE FRI NIGHT...TO 20.5N 57.0W
LATE SAT NIGHT...TO 22.ON 60.0W LATE SUN NIGHT AND TO JUST NW
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 23.5N 63.0W BY LATE MON NIGHT.

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 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 19N
E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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