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FZNT25 KNHC 050318
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 THE SE.
KATIA NEAR 26.9N 65.5W TUE MORNING...28.0N 66.9W LATE
TUE...30.3N 69.8W LATE WED...AND N OF AREA NEAR 33.5N 71.0W

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 67W FROM 24N TO 30N...
.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...JUST DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION LEE NEAR
31.0N 91.4W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E NE OR 060 DEG AT 6 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 GUSTS TO 40 KT. LEE WILL DRIFT NE
THROUGH MISSISSIPPI MON AND ALABAMA ON TUE. COLD FRONT DIGS SE
THROUGH WESTERN GULF MON AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NE GULF TO
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 33 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES
RESTRICTED BELOW 5 NM NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 86W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS
12 TO 15. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S 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.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT...THEN TO 15 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE TUE. S OF 27 W OF FRONT N
WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE. E OF FRONT
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 83W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT WED. S
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS
TO 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA AT 23.0N 60.6W 965 MB AT 0300 UTC
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS
110 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM TROPICAL N
ATLC 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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