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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 08 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 70.2W 970 MB
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 29N
TODAY. 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 19.5N 65.5W EARLY SUN MORNING AND PASS NW TO
26.0N 72.0W BY EARLY TUE MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 74W SAT
THROUGH MON...
.TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF KATIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N LATE.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 250 NM SW QUADRANTS
OF KATIA WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 21N TO 26N 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 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AND TSTMS E OF 72W.
.TONIGHT 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...E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA AND SHIFTING SE BEHIND MARIA. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. N OF 28N
W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E
TO SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF MARIA.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.4N 92.4W 1003 MB AT 4
AM CDT MOVING E AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. NATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE TO 20.6N 92.2W THROUGH FRI MORNING
THEN TURN NW REACHING 21.8N 93.0W EARLY SAT MORNING AND BECOME
A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 22.7N 94.2W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE
PASSING TO 23.0N 97.0W BY EARLY TUE MORNING. DISSIPATING
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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 13.5N 48.2W 1002 MB AT 5
AM 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 15.3N 57.8W FRI AFTERNOON...TO
NEAR 16.7N 60.8W EARLY SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 19.5N65.5W
EARLY SUN MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 19N W OF 86W TONIGHT
AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.MON...N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.


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