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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 03 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 19.6N 55.8W 989 MB AT 1500 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 22.5N 60.4W BY
MON EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF
KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 300 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 W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N69W TO 27N75W 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...NEAR 26.5N 65.0W
EARLY TUE AND NEAR 29.5N 67.5W EARLY WED BEFORE MOVING N OF
THE AREA TO NEAR 32.0N 69.5W ON THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON THROUGH WED...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN
180 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 42 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 73W.


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