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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 03 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...WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N69W TO 27N75W 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...NEAR 26.5N 65.0W
EARLY TUE AND NEAR 29.5N 67.5W EARLY WED BEFORE MOVING N OF
THE AREA TO NEAR 32.0N 69.5W ON THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON THROUGH WED...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN
180 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 42 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 73W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.3N 91.8W 993 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 03 MOVING N OR 005 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LEE WILL HAVE LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST
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...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
240 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 19.6N 55.8W 989 MB AT 1500 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 22.5N 60.4W BY
MON EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W 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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