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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 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 30.8N 70.0W 982 MB AT 11 PM
EDT MOVING NNW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA LATER
TONIGHT TO NEAR 32.5N 70.2W EARLY THU MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 30N THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL
STORM MARIA WILL REACH THE FAR SE PORTION NEAR 19.0N 64.5W SAT
EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR 22.5N 68.5W SUN NIGHT AND 25.5N 71.0W

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 71W SAT
THROUGH MON...
.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS
OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM NE...320 NM SE...240
NM SW AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT FROM 25N TO 28N THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W W
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 21N
TO 25N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF 21N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 71W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER S OF 26N E OF 71W. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF MARIA.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.5W 1003 MB AT 10
PM CDT MOVING E AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. NATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO NEAR 20.3N 92.2W THU MORNING...
20.5N 92.0W THU NIGHT...21.1N 92.2W FRI MORNING WHILE GRADUALLY
INTENSIFYING. NATE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST
GULF WATERS AND BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRI EVENING MAKING ITS
WAY TO 23.5N 97.0W MON EVENING. DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT
FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT
AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 88W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 KT
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.4N 46.2W 1002 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING W AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
OVERNIGHT THU NIGHT NEARING 15.1N 56.7W FRI MORNING...TO NEAR
16.1N 59.7W FRI NIGHT...APPROACH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 19.0N
64.5W SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN N OF 16N THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 81W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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