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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 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 24.2N 68.6W 1001 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING N AT 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.7N 68.8W THIS
AFTERNOON...NEAR 30.4N 68.5W TONIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA THU
MORNING. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL FROM MARIA AND EXTEND ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU...AND MIGRATE SLOWLY NW TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 70W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 175 NM TONIGHT..0 NM SW QUADRANT AND
50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING
TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW
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 OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY
FRI...AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT INTO SUN OVER THE
NE GULF. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MIGRATE
THROUGH THE SW GULF TODAY.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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...TROUGH ALONG 70W WILL LIFT NW THROUGH THE WEEKEND
IN THE WAKE OF T.S. MARIA NOW WELL N OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS FROM THE N CENTRAL ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.


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