000 FZNT25 KNHC 140252 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 23.5N 68.2W 1003 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 08 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 68.5W BY WED MORNING...NEAR 28.8N 68.7W EARLY WED NIGHT...AND TO N OF AREA NEAR 32.8N 67.7W BY THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 71W S OF 31N IN THE WAKE OF MARIA THU AND FRI...THEN SHIFT W TO 75W/76W SAT AND TO NEAR 79W BY LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ALONG THE UNITED STATED E COAST SAT AND SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 175 NM WED NIGHT..0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA. .FRI AND SAT...BETWEEN TROUGH AND 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N... AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF TROUGH. .SUN...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 OVER THE CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAY CAMPECHE THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL THEN STRENGTHEN SAT AND SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL. WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ALONG 90W WILL CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 65W BY WED AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 72W THU AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 78W FRI AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 84W BY SAT AFTERNOON AND INLAND JUST WEST OF THE AREA LATE SAT INTO SUN. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$