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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 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 WEAKEN AND SHIFT E
THROUGH FRI NIGHT ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH. HURRICANE KATIA
E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS
IT REACHES TO NEAR 18.6N 54.1W LATE FRI NIGHT...TO 20.5N 57.0W
LATE SAT NIGHT...TO 22.ON 60.0W LATE SUN NIGHT AND TO JUST NW
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 23.5N 63.0W BY LATE MON NIGHT.

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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 69W AND S OF 15N E OF 69W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
...SUBSIDING TO 2 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 TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE
PART SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT NE PART MON.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 61W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 57W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND TO 50 TO 65 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL... ...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY FRI...THEN
SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 15N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 15N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE
PART.. .SAT AND SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E
OF 61W WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF
57W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 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 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF
18N EARLY....DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. 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 OVER THE SE PORTION WILL RETREAT E
THROUGH FRI AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N
WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH EARLY
SUN. HURRICANE KATIA E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO
TRACK NW TO NEAR 24N63W BY LATE MON NIGHT. KATIA WILL BE
PRECEDED BY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN VERY LARGE
NE SWELLS OVER MUCH OF THE FAR EASTERN PORTION ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO
20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF
74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N.
.FRI AND 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 WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.


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