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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE
AREA THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THU
AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. RECENTLY
UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...APPROACH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC BY FRI...THEN TRACK NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THOSE WATERS SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S
OF 15N. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 60W LATE FRI AND
SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 56W EARLY...BECOMING HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N E OF 58W BY
LATE FRI. N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT LATE. N OF 15N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE PART..
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E OF 60W WITH
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 57W
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 57W BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF
60W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU
AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE N WATERS. THE TROUGH
WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD REACHING THE EASTERN PORTION BY LATE
SAT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA THU
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
79W BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 72W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT AND S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL.


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