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FZNT26 KNHC 030914
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 03 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 19.3N 55.1W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65
KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA WILL HAVE LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY AS
IT MOVES NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 23.4N 61.5W BY
EARLY MON MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH
OF THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY 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...
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 270 NM N
AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
15N NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SW SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8
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 TO 8 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 31N68W TO 28N73W WILL LIFT OUT OF
AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKEN LATE SUN AHEAD OF HURRICANE KATIA.
KATIA WILL APPROACH THE SE PORTION MON...LYING NEAR 26.0N
64.5W EARLY TUE...NEAR 28.5N 67.5W EARLY WED AND NEAR 31.0N

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON THROUGH WED...
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 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 210 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 22N E OF

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