000 FZNT25 KNHC 110331 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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...TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO 19.6N 64.0W SUN MORNING...21.0N 65.4W SUN EVENING...22.3N 66.8W MON MORNING...23.3N 68.1W MON EVENING...26.0N 69.5W TUE EVENING...MOVING N OF THE AREA WED EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 27N73W TO 23N76W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND REACH S FLORIDA SUN EVENING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 71W... .TONIGHT AND SUN...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 NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE. 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 FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT TUE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 71W ALONG WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE 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 20.0N 95.0W 999 MB AT 10 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 19.8N 95.8W SUN MORNING...INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE PRIOR TO MOVING ASHORE NEAR 19.8N 96.4W SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 19.7N 97.0W SUN NIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE E CENTRAL WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SETTLE OVER 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. .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 IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO 19.6N 64.0W SUN MORNING...21.0N 65.4W SUN EVENING...22.3N 66.8W MON MORNING...23.3N 68.1W MON EVENING...26.0N 69.5W TUE EVENING...MOVING N OF THE AREA WED EVENING. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N41W TO 09N49W 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. $$