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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 15 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 30.2N 68.4W 999 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING N NE AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. MARIA WILL ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN INTO A
HURRICANE AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO 33.7N 66.5W THIS
AFTERNOON. A TRAILING TROUGH FROM MARIA EXTENDING THROUGH THE
SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NW REACHING FROM 22N75W TO 27N72W
FRI...FROM 24N78W TO 30N75W SAT...AND OFF THE E COAST OF
FLORIDA SUN BEFORE MOVING W OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 70W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 23 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 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
21N E OF 71W. .TONIGHT...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 80W NE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 80W 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE NE GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH
SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CAROLINAS AND TROUGH OFF THE
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA WILL ALLOW FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NE
GULF BY SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MIGRATE W THROUGH THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT 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
BUILDING TO 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 NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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 INCREASING TO 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 18N72W TO 12N76W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH
LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL BUILD TO THE
NE OF THE AREA THROUGH MON...ALLOWING TRADES TO INCREASE OVER
MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 TROUGH.
.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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