000 FZNT26 KNHC 071509 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 07 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...NEWLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE FAR MOVING W AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT ENTERS THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE THU NIGHT...THEN REACH NEAR 15.5N 56.5W FRI MORNING...AND APPROACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY LATE FRI...AND REACH TO NEAR 17.5N 62.0W BY EARLY SAT AND TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY EARLY SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 20N IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THU THROUGH SAT...AND REACH TO NEAR 75W SUN. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .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 IN E SWELL. 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 2 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 5 TO 7 FT. 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 15N FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 57W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 15N. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT E OF 50W SHIFTING TO SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 59W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 58W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO 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 59W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 59W. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.2N 68.8W 976 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. KATIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT REACHES TO 30.6N 69.6W EARLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO JUST N OF AREA TO 32.8N 69.8W THU MORNING...AND TO 35.4N 69.0W BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. NEWLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE EAST ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION LATE SAT INTO SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 71W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N E OF 69W SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...320 NM SE QUADRANT...260 NM SW QUADRANT AND 450 NM NW QUADRANT OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 25N TO 28N THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W SW TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND THU...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND E SWELL. FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 71W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE NW PORTION. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 22N E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$