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FZNT25 KNHC 022137
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 28N77W LIFT OUT OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO BAHAMAS.
HIGH PRES WEAKEN LATE SUN AHEAD OF APPROACHING HURRICANE KATIA
...NEAR 18.4N 53.5W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W-NW. KATIA
RE-INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES NW CROSSING INTO SW N ATLC AT 26.0N
65.0W TUE AND REACH 27.5N 68.0W WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.TONIGHT AND 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 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 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 TSTMS E OF 68W
NEAR KATIA. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 270 NM
S SEMICIRCLES KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 72W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 27.5N 91.5W 1003 MB AT 2100
UTC DRIFTING N AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. LEE IS EXPECTED DRIFT NW TO N OVERNIGHT AND SAT AND
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NE
SAT NIGHT...MOVING ASHORE ACROSS THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN EARLY
SUN...THEN CONTINUE SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA
MON...ACROSS SE MISSISSIPPI MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE...INTO SW
ALABAMA TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE ACCELERATING AND
EXITING THE GULF COAST TO THE NE WED. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF LONG
LIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM OVER
MUCH OF THE N CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES
RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 86W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 28N NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM
24N TO 28N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S
OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
NUMEROUS TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS
N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING
S 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE
TUE. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
WITH NW SWELL.
.WED...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA AT 18.4N 53.5W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 02 MOVING 305 OR NW DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65
GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA JUST RE-INTENSIFIED TO HURRICANE STRENGTH
AND MOVES TO 19.9N 55.8W SAT...TO 20.9N 57.1W SAT NIGHT...TO
21.9N 58.7W SUN...24.0N 62.0W MON BEFORE MOVING INTO SW N ATLC
AREA NEAR 26N TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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