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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON SEP 05 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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 23.9N 62.0W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL MOVE INTO THE NE
PORTION TUE REACHING 27.5N66.2W TUE AFTERNOON...28.6N67.6W WED
MORNING AND PASSING N OF THE AREA TO 31.4N70.1W THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 69W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT E OF 68W LATE TODAY AND INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF
KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS 115 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 38 FT. FROM
70W TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W
OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF
78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 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 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.
.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...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL DIG SE
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY...LIE FROM 30N85W TO 18N95W TUE
AFTERNOON AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NE GULF TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 86W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT AND GUSTY.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT...THEN TO 15 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE TUE. S OF 27 BEHIND FRONT N
WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE. AHEAD 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 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT EXCEPT WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AHEAD
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AHEAD
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 23.9N 62.0W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE...EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE
NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS 55W BY
TUE EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY FRI.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED
ELSEWHERE IN MOST OF CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 83W 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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