000 FZNT26 KNHC 050928 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 05 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 23.9N 62.0W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. WHILE KATIA CONTINUES TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE...EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS 55W BY TUE EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED ELSEWHERE IN MOST OF CARIBBEAN. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART WED. .THU THROUGH FRI...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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. .FRI...N OF 17N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 23.9N 62.0W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION TUE REACHING 27.5N66.2W TUE AFTERNOON...28.6N67.6W WED MORNING AND PASSING N OF THE AREA TO 31.4N70.1W THU MORNING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 69W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT E OF 68W LATE TODAY AND INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT. FROM 70W TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 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 GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 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. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 70W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$