000 FZNT25 KNHC 011531 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON...AHEAD OF THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA. WHILE KATIA WILL REMAIN E OF 65W THROUGH MON...N WINDS TO 30 KT ALONG WITH LARGE SWELLS CAN BE EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 67W. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON 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 28N89W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES WILL LIKELY FORM ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WAVE NEAR 28N91W THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW PRES AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE LOW PRES WILL 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 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 15.3N 46.9W WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 16.1N 49.5W THIS EVENING...TO 17.0N 51.7W FRI MORNING...TO 18.0N 53.4W LATE FRI...TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.0N 55.0W BY EARLY SAT...TO 20.8N 58.0W BY LATE SAT...AND TO 22.3N 61.0W BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL WEAKEN AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH THE ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ 000 FZNT25 KNHC 011531 RRA OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON...AHEAD OF THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA. WHILE KATIA WILL REMAIN E OF 65W THROUGH MON...N WINDS TO 30 KT ALONG WITH LARGE SWELLS CAN BE EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 67W. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON 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 28N89W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES WILL LIKELY FORM ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WAVE NEAR 28N91W THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW PRES AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE LOW PRES WILL 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 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 15.3N 46.9W WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 16.1N 49.5W THIS EVENING...TO 17.0N 51.7W FRI MORNING...TO 18.0N 53.4W LATE FRI...TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.0N 55.0W BY EARLY SAT...TO 20.8N 58.0W BY LATE SAT...AND TO 22.3N 61.0W BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL WEAKEN AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH THE ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$