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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 09 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...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W S OF 25N IS MOVING WNW AT
15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
BAHAMAS THROUGH SAT BEFORE REACHING S FLORIDA ON SUN. A RIDGE
ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN
TO NEAR 15.1N 59.9W EARLY TONIGHT...TO 16.5N 62.4W SAT
MORNING...TO 17.9N 64.5W SAT NIGHT...TO 19.3N 66.5W SUN
MORNING...TO 22.0N 69.8W MON MORNING AND 24.0N 72.0W BY TUE
MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 75W SAT
NIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 78W...AND
1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 73W.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W
OF 75W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E OF 71W
WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE SE PORTION.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EARLY...THEN TO 12 FT OR GREATER.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND
75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 78W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. N
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W AND ALSO N
OF 28N W OF 78W E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 71W.
.MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N
AND 120 M S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL W OF
75W ...AND TO 8 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF MARIA.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 20.3N 92.6W 998 MB AT 11
AM CDT MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND
DRIFT NW TO NEAR 20.6N 93.0W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO A
HURRICANE BY EARLY SAT NEAR 20.8N 93.8W...THEN MOVE TO NEAR
20.9N 94.8W SAT NIGHT...THEN INLAND NEAR 20.7N 97.1W BY SUN
NIGHT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
24N90W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 88W. N OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE. 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 14.2N 57.5W 1003 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN ONLY SLIGHTLY AS IT
MOVES TO 15.1N 59.9W EARLY TONIGHT...TO 16.5N 62.4W SAT
MORNING... TO 17.9N 64.5W BY EARLY SAT NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE
AREA TO NEAR 19.3N 66.5W BY SUN MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM
14N35W TO 06N37W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
MON...AND INTO THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT 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 N OF 19N E OF 84W 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 78W.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 82W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.


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