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FZNT25 KNHC 121508
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 20.7N 67.3W 1006 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO 21.1N 68.1W THIS EVENING...22.6N 69.2W
TUE...24.5N 69.7W TUE EVENING...26.5N 69.9W WED...THEN N OF THE
AREA THU. TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W THU AND FRI IN THE WAKE
OF MARIA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N E OF 71W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE
100 NM SE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 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 5 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 175 NM
NE...90 NM SE...45 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND
120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 24 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
23N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO
28 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 IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 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...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 64W UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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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