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FZNT25 KNHC 102103
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 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 EXTENDING FROM 27N73W TO 23N76W WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND REACH S FLORIDA SUN
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WILL
MOVE NW TO NEAR 20.6N 65.4W SUN AFTERNOON...21.9N 67.0W EARLY
MON...22.9N 68.2W MON AFTERNOON...25.5N 70.1W TUE
AFTERNOON...THEN N TO 30.0N 70.0W WED AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 72W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FAR SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM
NE QUADRANT OF MARIA AND 90 NM ELSEWHERE EXCEPT SW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER
WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 71W WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E
OF 68W. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 125 NM OF MARIA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300
NM N AND 150 M S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL. N OF 27N W
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL WED.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN N TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE AND 3 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TOP
9 FT IN N TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE AT 20.1N 94.6W 999 MB AT 4 PM
CDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND DRIFT W
TO NEAR 20.0N 95.3W TONIGHT...FURTHER INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE PRIOR TO MOVING ASHORE NEAR 19.9N 96.4W SUN
AFTERNOON...WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 19.8N 97.5W
SUN NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND
NEAR 19.7N 98.7W MON AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE E
CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL
SETTLE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS
1 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE W CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E 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 17.9N 62.4W 1007 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 19.0N 63.8W EARLY SUN AND
INTO THE SW N ATLC NEAR 20.6N 65.4W SUN AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A SECOND TROPICAL
WAVE FROM 17N39W TO 09N46W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC
MON AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT S OF 18N E OF 83W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED.

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