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FZNT25 KNHC 110929
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 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
11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL
MOVE TO 20.0N 65.0W THIS AFTERNOON...ENTERING THE SW N ATLC
NEAR 21.5N 66.5W AFTER MIDNIGHT...TO NEAR 22.5N 67.5W MON
AFTERNOON...23.5N 68.5W MON NIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 27.0N 70.0W TUE
NIGHT...MOVING N OF THE AREA BY LATE WED. A WEAK TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 27N74W TO 21N77W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 70W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 72W LATE TUE AND
WED...
.TODAY...S OF 22N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 175 NE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF
CENTER OF NATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. REMAINDER OF
AREA E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 68W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...60 NM
SE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS
50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W LATE. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA.
.MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM
NE...100 NM SE...45 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS...INCREASING
TO HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER SAME AREA LATE
TUE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT MON NIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT LATE
TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 28
FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS
THROUGHOUT. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
MARIA. .WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 72W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF
73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N W OF 73W NW
TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW
OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NATE NEAR 19.9N 95.7W 1003 MB AT 4
AM CDT MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT. NATE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT
INTENSITY PRIOR TO LANDFALL WHICH IS FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS
EVENING NEAR 19.8N 96.5W. NATE WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW
ONCE INLAND NEAR 19.7N 97.8W TONIGHT...THEN WILL DISSIPATE BY
MON AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY. 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N89W WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 ATLC NEAR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO
20.0N 65.0W THIS AFTERNOON...EXITING THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE
TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 21.5N 66.5W. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE W
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA AND GULF OF HONDURAS
TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT
APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE NIGHT...THEN THROUGH THE E
CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED.

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