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FZNT26 KNHC 070931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 07 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 DEPRESSION FOURTEEN NEAR 12.0N 39.9W 1006
MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 07 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. FOURTEEN EXPECTED TO REACH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY FRI AS A TROPICAL STORM AND APPROACH THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W FROM 12N TO 20N
WILL MOVE NW TOWARD PUERTO RICO THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF
70W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT
ELSEWHERE. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15
TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E
OF 65W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 13N FRI AND SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF
CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 28
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SE
SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 15N N WINDS 20 TO
33 KT SHIFTING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT SAT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N.
.SUN...N OF 16N W OF 60W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 16N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 60W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 28.7N 67.9W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 07 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80
KT GUSTS 100 KT. CENTER OF KATIA WILL REACH 29.8N 69.0W THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 31.7N 69.6W EARLY THU
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF
KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN IS FORECAST
TO REACH SE PORTION SUN AS A TROPICAL STORM AND INTENSIFY TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 22.5N 69.5W EARLY MON MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 72W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 72W SAT AND
SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM N AND 240
NM S SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 40 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATER TODAY AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE TODAY
THROUGH THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 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 6 TO 9 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 24N E OF 75W NEAR KATIA.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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.
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 72W. HIGHEST
WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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