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FZNT25 KNHC 020331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 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...HIGH PRES BUILD FROM CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN WAKE
OF WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS. HIGH PRES
WEAKEN SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA
EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 25.0N 63.5W MON EVENING AND INTO FAR E PART
OF AREA TO NEAR 26.5N 67.0W TUE EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.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 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE
AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 74W. ISOLATED 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 TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
AND TO 30 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
TO 27 FT. W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W LATE. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE...E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
TO 25 FT. FROM 68W TO 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 72W NEAR KATIA.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN HAS FORMED OFF
LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 26.6N 91.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SYSTEM EXPECTED DRIFT NW
AND INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY FRI MORNING NEAR 27.5N
92.2W THEN MOVE N TO 28.0N 92.4W FRI EVENING AND TO 29.2N 92.3W
SAT EVENING BEFORE TURNING NE AND MOVING INLAND SUN. EXTENSIVE
AREA OF LASTING HEAVY RAINFALL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 89W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FROM 23N TO 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR
NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 89W TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND
SQUALLS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 89W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KATIA AT 16.7N 50.6W AT 0300 UTC
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO
18.5N 54.0W FRI EVENING AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 19.5N
55.5W SAT MORNING...20.5N 57.0W SAT EVENING...AND TO 22.5N
60.5W SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS WEAKEN AS KATIA
MOVES THROUGH ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER
CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.TUE...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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