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FZNT26 KNHC 302120
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE NE OF AREA THROUGH WED WEAKEN
AND SHIFT E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH.
TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN E ATLC EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO
HURRICANE LATE WED...APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND CROSS

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
FRI. .SAT AND SUN...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 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 FRI AND
SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 LATE
FRI. N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO
33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 15N W
OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 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 AND SUN...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 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
12 FT LATE. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 57W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 57W
BUILDING 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WEAKEN AND SHIFT E WED
AND THU AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N WATERS. HIGH
PRES REBUILDS BEHIND TROUGH WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE
ACROSS BASIN THROUGH EARLY SUN. WINDS IN SE PART SHIFT NE AND
INCREASE AND SEAS BUILD RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE HURRICANE KATIA

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 75W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH WINDS NE 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW AT
5 KT AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE EARLY
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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