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FZNT25 KNHC 070248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 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 28.1N 67.2W 963 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 7 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90
KT GUSTS 110 KT. CENTER OF KATIA WILL REACH 29.0N 68.3W WED...
30.6N 69.5W WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA EARLY THU. A
WEAK COLD FRONT IN FAR NW WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU
THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN IS FORECAST TO REACH
SE PORTION SUN AS A HURRICANE OR STRONG TROPICAL STORM.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 72W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO
110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM N AND 240 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 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 24N E OF 75W
NEAR KATIA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .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.
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 23N E OF 69W. HIGHEST
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO
LOW PRES NEAR 21N94W WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATER TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE THU AND FRI WHILE THE LOW LINGERS IN THE SW GULF
THROUGH SUN...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT
SHIFTING SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
WED. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
FRI. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. W OF FRONT N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT FRI. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN NEAR 11.6N 38.1W 1008
MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 7 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AS A TROPICAL STORM
AND APPROACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W
N OF 12N WILL MOVE NW TOWARD PUERTO RICO THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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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