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FZNT25 KNHC 040923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 04 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 27N76W LIFTS N OUT OF
AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BRIEFLY FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKENS BY MON AS TROPICAL STORM
KATIA...INTENSIFIED BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...APPROACHES E
PORTION. KATIA WILL LIE NEAR 25.8N 65.0W EARLY TUE...27.7N
68.0W EARLY WED AND 30.0N 71.0W EARLY THU BEFORE SHIFTING N OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 66W FROM 23N TO 29N...
.TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 68W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W
AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...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 120 NM 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 36 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 THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 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 75W
NEAR KATIA.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.6N 92.5W 987 MB AT 0900
UTC SEP 04 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LEE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOUISIANA TONIGHT...BECOMING A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION NEAR 30.3N 91.5W EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF MON AND WEAKEN FROM THE NE GULF TO THE
SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E
OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 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 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 FRONT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NEAR 21.4N 58.5W 992 MB AT
0900 UTC SEP 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. KATIA IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AGAIN TO HURRICANE FORCE TODAY. THE CENTER MOVES OUT
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 22.3N 59.8W LATER TODAY BUT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN N WATERS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE

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 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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