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FZNT26 KNHC 311457
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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 WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
E THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM
KATIA IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. .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
TO NE N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 61W FRI THROUGH
SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WITH SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N E OF 56W. 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

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 WILL APPROACH THE FAR SE
WATERS LATE SUN BRINGING INCREASED WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN
LARGE SWELLS OVER THE FAR E WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. 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 TO 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 2 TO 4 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.
.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. 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 FT.
.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

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