000 FZNT25 KNHC 060315 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 25.8N 64.4W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS 140 KT. CENTER OF KATIA REACH 26.9N 65.5W EARLY TUE... 29.4N 68.3W EARLY WED...30.9N 69.5W LATE WED BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 33 KT THEN TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 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 42 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W THROUGH 24N90W TO 21N97W MOVE SE THROUGH CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH WED. FRONT MOVES S AND DISSIPATES THU AND FRI WHILE LOW PRES LINGERS IN BAY OF CAMPECHE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THEN TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28 W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. .SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 25.8N 64.4W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS 140 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 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. $$