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FZNT25 KNHC 070932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 07 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 28.7N 67.9W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80
KT GUSTS 100 KT. CENTER OF KATIA WILL REACH 29.8N 69.0W THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 31.7N 69.6W EARLY THU
MORNING. 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 TROPICAL STORM AND INTENSIFY TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 22.5N 69.5W EARLY MON MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 72W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 72W SAT AND
SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM N AND 240
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 40 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATER TODAY AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE TODAY
THROUGH THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 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 6 TO 9 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 EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 72W. HIGHEST
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 20N93W
WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU WHILE THE LOW LINGERS IN THE SW
GULF THROUGH SUN...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N 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. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S 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. N 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 12.0N 39.9W 1006
MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. FOURTEEN EXPECTED TO REACH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY FRI AS A TROPICAL STORM AND APPROACH THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W FROM 12N TO 20N
WILL MOVE NW TOWARD PUERTO RICO THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W TODAY
THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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