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FZNT25 KNHC 120853
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON SEP 12 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 NEAR 20.8N 66.3W 1005 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.5N 67.2W THIS
AFTERNOON...22.7N 68.3W TONIGHT...24.0N 69.0W TUE
AFTERNOON...26.1N 63.9W TUE NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO
32.8N 67.6W LATE WED WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE. A TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W THU AND FRI IN THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 71W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W WED...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...100 NM
SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120
NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 27N 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E
OF 75W. 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 72W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 72W LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
23N E OF 67W.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM
NE...90 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT
TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 120 NM
S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT. 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 E OF BAHAMAS TUE. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT E OF 78W TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E
OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 71W WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
N OF 28N E OF 70W WED. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT
INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 71W. .THU
AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX
OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. N OF 26N W OF 70W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT NW PART TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF
26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15
KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WHILE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA HAS MOVED
NW OUT OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE N OF 20N W OF 63W UNTIL AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN
THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT REACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE
NIGHT. IT WILL CROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SE PART THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT SE PART THU.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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