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FZNT26 KNHC 030318
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 18.5N 54.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVE
NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 20.5N 57.0W SAT EVENING
AND TO 22.5N 60.5W SUN EVENING BEFORE MOVING NE OF THE AREA.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT
E OF 65W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...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 17N E OF 57W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 210 NM S OF CENTER OF
KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 31 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 57W W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT. N OF 13N W OF 57W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N
E OF 60W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM
N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 15N NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SW SUN. SEAS TO 12 FT. 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 NW WINDS W OF
62W DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W AND 20 KT ELSEWHERE
W OF 58W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 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.
.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.
.WED...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 28N77W LIFT OUT OF AREA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO BAHAMAS.
HIGH PRES WEAKEN LATE SUN AHEAD OF APPROACHING HURRICANE KATIA.
KATIA WILL APPROACH THE SE PORTION MON...LYING NEAR 24.5N 63.5W
MON EVENING...26.5N 66.5W TUE EVENING...AND 28.0N 69.5W WED
EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W MON THROUGH WED...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 33 KT E
OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 85
KT GUSTS 105 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 TSTMS E OF 68W
NEAR KATIA. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 270 NM
S SEMICIRCLES KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 72W.

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