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FZNT25 KNHC 100257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 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...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 74W S OF 28N WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN REACH S FLORIDA SUN. A RIDGE
ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN
THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN WILL MOVE TO
19.3N 65.8W SUN MORNING...20.8N 67.5W SUN NIGHT...23.5N 70.0W
MON NIGHT...27.5N 71.0W TUE NIGHT...AND MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR
31.0N 70.5W WED AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE
BY MON MORNING...AND RECURVE E OF 73W.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO SE
PORTION SAT AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 150 NM NE
...100 NM NW AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50
KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT. 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 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 4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF 68W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF
26N E OF 71W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED
WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF MARIA. 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 73W 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 W OF 73W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL W OF 75W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 20.1N
55 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W TO NEAR
20.2N 93.8W SAT MORNING...20.1N 94.7W SAT NIGHT...20.0N 95.5W
SUN MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.8N 96.8W SUN NIGHT. A
WEAK TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 15.1N 59.5W 1006 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NW TO
16.2N 61.5W SAT MORNING...17.8N 63.7W SAT NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE
AREA NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THIS WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 16N37W TO 06N43W WILL MOVE
INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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
ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 82W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO

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