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FZNT26 KNHC 040922
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 04 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 21.4N 58.5W 992 MB AT
0900 UTC SEP 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. KATIA IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AGAIN TO HURRICANE FORCE TODAY. THE CENTER MOVES OUT
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TO 22.3N 59.8W LATER TODAY BUT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN N WATERS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE FACING ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70 E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 18N E OF 62W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NW WINDS
20TO 33 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF KATIA. 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 18N NEAR KATIA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E PART LATE.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N.
.THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 27N76W LIFTS N OUT OF
AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BRIEFLY FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WEAKENS BY MON AS TROPICAL STORM
KATIA...INTENSIFIED BACK TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...APPROACHES E
PORTION. KATIA WILL LIE NEAR 25.8N 65.0W EARLY TUE...27.7N
68.0W EARLY WED AND 30.0N 71.0W EARLY THU BEFORE SHIFTING N OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 66W FROM 23N TO 29N...
.TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 68W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W
AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO
N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL BUILD RAPIDLY TO 13 FT
IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 74W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 120 NM OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 36 FT. W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1
FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA.
.TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110
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 75W
NEAR KATIA.

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