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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 04 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 21.9N 59.2W 966 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 04 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM
THE TROPICAL N ATLC MARINE ZONE...EXPECT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL PERSIST N OF 18N E OF 63W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
AND SEAS REMAIN SUBDUED IN MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 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 63W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N
AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
15N NW WINDS 20 TO 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...HIGH PRES BUILDS BRIEFLY FROM N CENTRAL ATLC TO
BAHAMAS THEN WEAKENS BY MON AS THE INTENSIFYING HURRICANE KATIA
APPROACHES FROM THE SE. THE CENTER KATIA WILL BE NEAR 25.2N
64.0W BY LATE MON...26.2N 65.6W BY TUE MORNING...28.0N 68.5W BY
WED MORNING...30.0N 71.5W BY THU MORNING...AND N OF THE AREA
NEAR 33.0N 72.0W BY FRI MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 67W FROM 23N TO 29N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 100 GUSTS 120 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 165 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS
130 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 SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF
75W NEAR KATIA.


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