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FZNT25 KNHC 040332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N69W TO 27N77W LIFT N OUT OF
AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKENS LATE SUN AS TROPICAL STORM
KATIA...INTENSIFIED BACK TO HURRICANE...APPROACHES E PORTION
MON...NEAR 27.0N 67.0W TUE EVENING...NEAR 29.1N 70.0W WED
EVENING AND N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 71.0W THU EVENING.

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 75 GUSTS 90 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 90 KT GUSTS
110 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 AT 29.4N 92.6W 988 MB AT 0300
UTC SEP 04 MOVING N NW OR 335 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES
NORTHWARD INTO LOUISIANA TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTS NE ACROSS
LOUISIANA WEAKENING FURTHER AS IT MOVES TO 30.7N 90.9W MON
MORNING AND CROSSING INTO MISSISSIPPI MON BEFORE BECOMING A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THERE BY LATE MON. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS
FROM S SIDE OF LEE SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
210 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 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 N OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27 SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW LATE
TUE THEN BECOMING NW AT 15 KT LATE WED. 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 LATE TUE THEN DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10
KT LATE WED. SEAS TO 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.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 20.3N 57.4W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG
AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. KATIA EXPECTED
TO INTENSIFY AGAIN TO HURRICANE FORCE EARLY SUN. IT MOVES OUT
OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 22.3N 60.3W LATE SUN. WINDS AND
SEAS REMAIN TAME IN MUCH OF 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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