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FZNT25 KNHC 020921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 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 OVER THE SE U.S. WILL WEAKEN AHEAD OF
T.S. KATIA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 19.9N 56.2W SAT
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES E WATERS
MON...LYING NEAR 25.5N 63.5W EARLY TUE MORNING AND NEAR 27.0N
66.5W EARLY WED MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO
33 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM
TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. FROM 70W TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W
OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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 NEAR 26.5N 91.7W 1006
MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SYSTEM EXPECTED DRIFT NW AND
INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 27.0N 92.1W
AND CONTINUE TO 27.6N 92.3W SAT MORNING. THIRTEEN WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N TO 28.8N 92.0W SUN MORNING AND MOVE
INLAND TO 29.5N 91.5W MON MORNING. EXTENSIVE AREA OF LASTING
HEAVY RAINFALL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 88W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40
GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND
VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 88W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NEAR 17.0N 51.8W 994 MB AT
0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO
HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 19.9N 56.2W SAT AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 21.0N 57.6W SUN
MORNING AND TO 23.3N 60.6W MON MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. WEAKENS AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE
WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N W
OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO 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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