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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 04 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...HIGH PRES BUILDS BRIEFLY FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS THEN WEAKENS BY MON AS THE INTENSIFYING HURRICANE KATIA
APPROACHES FROM THE SE. THE CENTER KATIA WILL BE NEAR 25.2N
64.0W BY LATE MON...26.2N 65.6W BY TUE MORNING...28.0N 68.5W BY
WED MORNING...30.0N 71.5W BY THU MORNING...AND N OF THE AREA
NEAR 33.0N 72.0W BY FRI MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 67W FROM 23N TO 29N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 100 GUSTS 120 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 165 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS
130 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 SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF
75W NEAR KATIA.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 29.9N 91.9W 986 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 04 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD INTO LOUISIANA TONIGHT...BECOMING A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION NEAR 30.6N 90.4W 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
240 NM E OF CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 55 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 21.9N 59.2W 966 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM
THE TROPICAL N ATLC MARINE ZONE...EXPECT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL PERSIST N OF 18N E OF 63W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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