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FZNT26 KNHC 020330
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 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...TROPICAL STORM KATIA AT 16.7N 50.6W AT 0300 UTC
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO
18.5N 54.0W FRI EVENING AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 19.5N
55.5W SAT MORNING...20.5N 57.0W SAT EVENING...AND TO 22.5N
60.5W SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS WEAKEN AS KATIA
MOVES THROUGH ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER
CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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.
.TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 62W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 57W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING 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 62W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 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 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 95 GUSTS 115 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO
23 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 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.
.TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FROM 18N TO 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD FROM CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN WAKE
OF WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS. HIGH PRES
WEAKEN SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA
EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 25.0N 63.5W MON EVENING AND INTO FAR E PART
OF AREA TO NEAR 26.5N 67.0W TUE EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.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 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE
AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 74W. ISOLATED 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 TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
AND TO 30 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
TO 27 FT. W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W LATE. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE...E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM
THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
TO 25 FT. FROM 68W TO 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 72W NEAR KATIA.

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