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FZNT25 KNHC 042135
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...HIGH PRES FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO BAHAMAS WEAKENS
MON AS INTENSIFYING HURRICANE KATIA APPROACHES FROM SE. KATIA
NEAR 25.0N 63.2W MON...26.1N 64.7W MON NIGHT...27.1N 66.1W
TUE...29.0N 69.0W WED...AND N OF AREA NEAR 31.5N 71.5W THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 67W FROM 23N TO 29N...
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO
N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD RAPIDLY TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W ES WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN SE SWELL. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 36 FT. FROM 70W TO 75W NE T E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 78W. 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 GUSTS 130
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 270 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 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.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 70W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 30.6N 91.8W 987 MB AT 2100
UTC SEP 04 MOVING N 05 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 55 KT. LEE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS
NW...WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 33.3N 87.5W TUE. A
COLD FRONT WILL DIVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF MON AND BECOME
STATIONARY FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF
CENTER WITH WINDS TO 40 GUSTS TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35
GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 335 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM
SE QUADRANT WITH WINDS TO 35 GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 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 N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W
TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. 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 THROUGH 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 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA AT 22.7N 60.1W 965 MB AT 2100 UTC
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS
110 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM TROPICAL N
ATLC MARINE ZONE...EXPECT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS PERSIST N
OF 18N E OF 63W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED
ELSEWHERE IN MOST OF CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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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