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FZNT26 KNHC 051452
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 05 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 24.6N 63.3W 965 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 110 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH NE OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS TODAY AS KATIA MOVES FURTHER TO THE NW. A TROPICAL WAVE
WILL PASS 55W TUE AND MOVE N OF PUERTO RICO BY WED NIGHT.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS 55W ON THU...AND MOVE INTO THE
NE CARIBBEAN BY LATE FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W 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 OF 65W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 TO 5 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 24.6N 63.3W 965 MB AT 1500 UTC
SEP 05 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 110 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL CONTINUE NW
REACHING 25.6N 64.2W LATE TODAY...26.9N 65.7W TUE
MORNING...28.1N 67.3W LATE TUE...29.2N 68.7W WED MORNING...AND
N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.5N 70.5W THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 70W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT LATE TODAY AND INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 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 180 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.


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