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FZNT25 KNHC 060931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 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 26.5N 65.1W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. CENTER OF KATIA REACH 27.4N 66.2W TUE
AFTERNOON...28.6N 67.6W EARLY WED AND 30.2N 69.0W WED AFTERNOON
BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
ENTERS FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES THERE BY THU. HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 72W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO
140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED THROUGH
THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THU EXCEPT BECOMING NW 10
TO 15 KT N OF BAHAMAS E OF 78W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W WED THROUGH THU 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 N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 22N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W THROUGH 22N90W TO 19N96W
WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND WEAKEN
THROUGH WED. FRONT MOVES S AND DISSIPATES THU AND FRI WHILE
LOW PRES LINGERS IN THE SW GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING N TO NE S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...AHEAD 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG 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 S
OF 28N.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 13N TODAY
AND MOVES NW THROUGH PUERTO RICO THU. LOW PRES SYSTEM ENTERS
TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 14N FRI AND APPROACHES THE ISLANDS SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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