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FZNT26 KNHC 060930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 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 WAVE ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 13N TODAY
AND MOVES NW THROUGH PUERTO RICO THU. LOW PRES SYSTEM ENTERS
TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 14N FRI AND APPROACHES THE ISLANDS SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 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.
.SAT...E OF 67W N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 67W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART SAT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 TSTMS N OF 15N.
.THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 13N
TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.SAT...N OF 18N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR LOW PRES.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.5N 65.1W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. CENTER OF KATIA REACH 27.4N 66.2W TUE
AFTERNOON...28.6N 67.6W EARLY WED AND 30.2N 69.0W WED AFTERNOON
BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
ENTERS FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES THERE BY THU. HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 72W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO
140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED THROUGH
THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THU EXCEPT BECOMING NW 10
TO 15 KT N OF BAHAMAS E OF 78W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W WED THROUGH THU EXCEPT 1 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 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 SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. .SAT...E OF 75W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W
OF 75W N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 22N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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