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FZNT26 KNHC 020920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 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 NEAR 17.0N 51.8W 994 MB AT
0900 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO
HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 19.9N 56.2W SAT AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 21.0N 57.6W SUN
MORNING AND TO 23.3N 60.6W MON MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. WEAKENS AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE
WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 65W. 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...
.TODAY...N OF 17N E OF 58W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT. FROM 13N
TO 17N E OF 58W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N
BETWEEN 58W AND 62W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 60W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 70
GUSTS 85 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 37 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SW TO
W SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 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
12 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 S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS
W OF 62W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W...15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 58W AND BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT E OF 58W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE...N OF 21N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 59W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 59W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL WEAKEN AHEAD OF
T.S. KATIA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 19.9N 56.2W SAT
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES E WATERS
MON...LYING NEAR 25.5N 63.5W EARLY TUE MORNING AND NEAR 27.0N
66.5W EARLY WED MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO
33 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM
TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA.
HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. FROM 70W TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W
OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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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