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FZNT26 KNHC 072131
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 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 STORM MARIA NEAR 13.3N 44.1W 1002 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY
FRI NEAR 15.0N 55.0W...TO NEAR 16.0N 58.5W FRI AFTERNOON...AND
TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 18.5N 63.5W EARLY SAT. A TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 62W S OF 20N WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SAT...AND REACH TO NEAR 75W SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 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.
.MON...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N FRI AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS I20 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 THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER N OF 15N. FROM 13N TO 15N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF
12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. 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 TSTMS N OF 15N
W OF 59W. .MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 31.3N 70.1W
LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 30N
THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF KATIA
THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE
PORTION SAT AND TRACK NW TO NEAR 22.0N 68.0W SUN AND 25.0N
70.0W MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 71W SAT
THROUGH MON...
.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS
OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM NE...320 NM SE...240
NM SW AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N 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 W
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 71W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER S OF 26N E OF 71W. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF MARIA.

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