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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 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 TROUGH FROM BERMUDA TO 29N76W WILL LIFT OUT
TONIGHT...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE N CENTRAL ATLC TO THE
BAHAMAS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN AHEAD OF APPROACHING
HURRICANE KATIA...CENTERED NEAR 17.5N 52.4W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 02 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. KATIA WILL INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES NW THIS WEEKEND REACHING 24.0N 61.0W BY EARLY
MON...26.0N 64.0W BY EARLY TUE...AND TO 27.0N 67.0W BY EARLY
WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 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 135 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...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF
CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 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 27.3N 91.5W 1005
MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SYSTEM EXPECTED DRIFT NW AND
INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY FRI EVENING NEAR 27.6N 91.5W
AND CONTINUE TO 28.2N 91.8W SAT MORNING. THIRTEEN WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N TO 28.8N 91.6W SAT EVENING AND MOVE
INLAND TO 29.7N 91.3W SUN MORNING. EXTENSIVE AREA OF LASTING
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO
45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 55 GUSTS TO 65 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 17.5N 52.4W 991 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 02 MOVING 300 OR WNW DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA IS FORECAST INTENSIFY TO
HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 19.6N 55.2W SAT
MORNING...THEN CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY IT MOVES TO 20.6N 56.4W
SAT EVENING...AND TO 21.7N 57.9W SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING
INTO THE SW N ATLC AREA BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA BY
LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AT NIGHT S OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 83W 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 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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