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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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 WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM
KATIA IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE TODAY...THEN APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND
MOVE ACROSS ITS FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
69W...AND S OF 15N E OF 69W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 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 TO NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF
65W BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 65W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUN.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 61W FRI THROUGH
SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 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...A WEAK RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
N WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH
EARLY SUN. TROPICAL STORM KATIA CURRENTLY IN THE FAR EASTERN
ATLC IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN
BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN LARGE SWELLS
OVER THE FAR E WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W...AND ALSO N OF 23N E OF
69W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 67W
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT DURING THE
DAY. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.


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