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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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...CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE NE OF AREA THROUGH WED WEAKEN
AND SHIFT E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH.
TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN THE E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY
INTO A HURRICANE WED... THEN APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI...AND MOVE OVER IT ON SAT.

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 8 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. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 59W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
LATE. N OF 14N W OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 14N SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SHIFT S LATE. 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 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. FROM 13N TO 15N E
OF 57W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N
SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 15N W
OF 57W...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS N OF 14N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
WED AND THU AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N WATERS. HIGH
PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUN.
HURRICANE KATIA CURRENTLY IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST
TO APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION SE PORTION LATE SUN.

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 IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WINDS 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 IN SE SWELL. 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 5 KT E
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 IN SE
SWELL...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 TO NE EARLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL LATE.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT.


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