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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 08 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...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.0N 51.2W 1005 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO ONLY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS IT
MOVES TO 13.0N 54.0W TONIGHT...TO 13.8N 57.3W FRI MORNING...TO
14.5N 60.5W FRI NIGHT...NW TO 16.0N 63.O SAT MORNING BEFORE
LIFTING NW OF THE AREA LATE SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 65W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 11 FT IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. S
OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE FRI AND
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 64W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
F...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 FROM 13N TO 17N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 18N W OF 60W SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 16N AND FROM 12N TO 16N E OF 59W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM
N SEMICIRCLE OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM S SEMICIRCLE
...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
12N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
MARIA SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...AND TO
8 TO 12 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...
SHIFTING TO 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 20 TO 33 KT 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 IN E TO SE
SWELL. 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.6N 70.1W
970 MB MOVING N AT 14 KT WILL CONTINUE TO PULL FURTHER AWAY
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI
NIGHT...THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 30N SAT AND SUN AND TO N OF THE
AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA CURRENTLY IN THE TROPICAL
N ATLC IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW INTO THE FAR SE PORTION LATE SAT
NIGHT...TO 19.5N 67.0W EARLY SUN AND TO 22.5N 72.0W BY EARLY
MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 74W SAT
THROUGH MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 69W...AND N OF 25N E OF 71W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W WINDS
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...AND TO 2
TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS
SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF
74W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 24N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT AFTERNOON...BECOMING TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 26N
E OF 74W LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 240
NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA AND SHIFTING SE BEHIND
MARIA. REMAINDER AREA S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS....AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. N OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN SE SWELL MON. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150
NM OF MARIA.


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