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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 15.3N 46.9W WILL GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 16.1N 49.5W THIS EVENING...TO 17.0N
51.7W FRI MORNING...TO 18.0N 53.4W LATE FRI...TO THE NE OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.0N 55.0W BY EARLY SAT...TO 20.8N 58.0W
BY LATE SAT...AND TO 22.3N 61.0W BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER
THE CAROLINAS WILL WEAKEN AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH THE
ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN
THIS WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 61W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 57W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 57W.
.FRI...N OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT N OF 12N E OF 60W AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 12N W OF 60W. S OF 12N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 60W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 160 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT BY
LATE SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 15N E OF 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SW TO W SUN.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 15N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT SUN. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 60W.
.MON...N OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA
IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON...AHEAD OF THE
APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA. WHILE KATIA WILL REMAIN E OF 65W
THROUGH MON...N WINDS TO 30 KT ALONG WITH LARGE SWELLS CAN BE
EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 67W.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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