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FZNT25 KNHC 032154
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 31N70W TO 28N77W LIFT N OUT OF
AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKEN LATE SUN AS NOW TROPICAL STORM
KATIA... INTENSIFIED BACK TO HURRICANE...APPROACHES SE PORTION
MON... NEAR 26N65W EARLY TUE AND REACH 29.5N 69.0W WED BEFORE
MOVING N OF AREA TO NEAR 31.5N 70.5W THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON THROUGH WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.SUN...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL BUILD RAPIDLY TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 74W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 70 GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT. W OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 1 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. .THU...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. S OF 27N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.4N 92.1W 989 MB AT 2100
UTC MOVING N AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60
KT. LEE WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
AND INTO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NE...CROSSING S
MISSISSIPPI MON AND THROUGH ALABAMA TUE. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF
LONG LASTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH VISIBILITIES TO
BELOW 5 NM OVER MUCH OF N CENTRAL GULF...PRIMARILY ACROSS E
SIDE OF LEE. WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM S SIDE OF LEE SW TO
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND DISSIPATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 86.6W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
200 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 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 EXCEPT TO
25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
W OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
NW. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N. .MON...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W
WINDS TUE NIGHT THEN W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS TO 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED
NIGHT
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KATIA...DOWNGRADED FROM HURRICANE...
AT 19.9N 56.8W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 03 MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG
AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT. KATIA
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AGAIN TO HURRICANE FORCE AS IT MOVES
THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 23.1N 61.5W SUN NIGHT. WINDS
AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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 AND THU...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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