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FZNT26 KNHC 312133
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
THU AND FRI ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH. TROPICAL STORM KATIA
IN FAR EASTERN ATLC FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO HURRICANE
TONIGHT AND APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN MOVE ACROSS ITS
FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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. ISOLATED
TSTMS W OF 69W AND S OF 15N E OF 69W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW NE
PART MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT NE PART MON.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 61W FRI THROUGH
MON...
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 56W EARLY
FRI BECOMING HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N
OF 16N E OF 58W FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 59W N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO 33 KT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE FRI. 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 FRI NIGHT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT S FRI
NIGHT. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 33 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE SAT. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 57W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 57W BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED N OF 18N EARLY DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS AT 25 TO
33 KT LATE. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART.

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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS W TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.

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