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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 AT 25.2N 63.9W 959 MB AT 2100 UTC
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS
120 KT. CENTER OF KATIA REACH 26.0N 64.9W TONIGHT...27.3N 66.3W
TUE...28.5N 67.8W TUE NIGHT...29.7N 69.1W WED...AND N OF AREA
NEAR 33.5N 70.5W THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 68W N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 33 KT
THEN TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM
OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS TO 130 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 39 FT. S OF
23N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. FROM 68W TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF
29N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS TO
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 W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 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
SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...E OF 75W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 75W S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE MISSISSIPPI TO NE
MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY.
COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
19N95W LATE TODAY...AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA
BIG BEND AREA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N TUE. 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 AND SAT...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.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N 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 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS TO 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO 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 25.2N 63.9W 959 MB AT 2100 UTC
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS
120 KT. WIND DIMINISH NE OF LEEWARD ISLANDS AS KATIA MOVES
FURTHER NW. TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND MOVE N
OF PUERTO RICO WED NIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ENTER TROPICAL N
ATLC LATE THU AND MOVE INTO NE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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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