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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 03 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 31N68W TO 28N73W WILL LIFT OUT OF
AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKEN LATE SUN AHEAD OF HURRICANE KATIA.
KATIA WILL APPROACH THE SE PORTION MON...LYING NEAR 26.0N
64.5W EARLY TUE...NEAR 28.5N 67.5W EARLY WED AND NEAR 31.0N

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON THROUGH WED...
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 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 210 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 22N E OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 28.8N 91.9W 995 MB AT 0900
UTC SEP 03 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS IT CONTINUES SLOWLY NE
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI MON AND ALABAMA TUE. 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 26N W OF 87W...
.TODAY THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E
AND 90 NM W OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW
5 NM 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 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF
24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FT SUN AND
SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 HIGHER GUSTS. 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 19.3N 55.1W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65
KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA WILL HAVE LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 23.4N 61.5W BY
EARLY MON MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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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