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FZNT25 KNHC 030319
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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.
KATIA WILL APPROACH THE SE PORTION MON...LYING NEAR 24.5N 63.5W
MON EVENING...26.5N 66.5W TUE EVENING...AND 28.0N 69.5W WED
EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W MON THROUGH WED...
.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 85
KT GUSTS 105 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 28.2N 91.6W 1000 MB AT 0300
UTC SEP 03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD
TOWARD THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST THROUGH EARLY SUN...THEN
CONTINUE SLOWLY NE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. EXTENSIVE
AREAS OF LONG LASTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF 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 33 KT EXCEPT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NM E OF CENTER WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT INCREASING 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 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 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO
28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 24N S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF
83W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING S TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF
83W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON...W OF 83W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 18.5N 54.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVE
NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 20.5N 57.0W SAT EVENING
AND TO 22.5N 60.5W SUN EVENING BEFORE MOVING NE OF THE AREA.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

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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