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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM 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 26.3N 69.3W 1001 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING N AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 29.2N 68.8W LATE TONIGHT...AND
TO N OF AREA NEAR 33.8N 66.8W BY THU AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL
TRAIL FROM MARIA AND EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU.
THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW TO ALONG 31N67W TO 21N78W
FRI...FROM 31N73W TO 21N79W SAT AND SUN...AND FROM 31N75W TO
21N80W BY LATE MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ALONG THE U.S.
E COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT...BECOMING 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT
LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 N OF 21N E OF 71W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 55
KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE 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 N OF 28N E OF
70W. .FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
29N W OF 79W NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE SW GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER
THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND MOVE E OF
AREA SAT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE NE
GULF SUN AND MON. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF
MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF
25N.
.SUN AND MON...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 THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND MON...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 FROM 18N70W TO 12N73W WILL MOVE WNW TO
ALONG 18N74W 12N76W BY THU NIGHT AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES
BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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