000 FZNT25 KNHC 122106 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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 21.0N 67.5W 1006 MB AT 5 PM EDT DRIFTING NW AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE NW WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MAXIMUM WINDS TO NEAR 21.6N 68.0W EARLY TUE...22.8N 68.6W TUE AFTERNOON...N TO 24.8N 69.2W EARLY WED AND 27.5N 69.2W WED AFTERNOON...THEN N OF THE AREA THU. A TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W THU THROUGH SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 71W... .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N 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 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 77W TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 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 22N 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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 71W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND 4 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 28N 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 .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. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT 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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE W OF 84W THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE NIGHT...THEN CROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 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. $$