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FZNT26 KNHC 082112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU SEP 8 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 13.2N 52.7W 1006 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS
45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED AS IT
MOVES TO 13.4N 55.3W EARLY FRI...14.0N 58.5W FRI
AFTERNOON...15.5N 61.5W EARLY SAT...17.0N 63.5W SAT
AFTERNOON...THEN N OF THE AREA ACROSS PUERTO RICO SAT NIGHT. A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 29W IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 15N E OF 67W...
.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 15N W OF 67W.
.FRI...N OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 11 FT ATLC PASSAGES. S
OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF MARIA. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 67W.
.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 AND TUE...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...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT
SEAS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. 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.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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.
.MON AND TUE...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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N AWAY FROM
THE AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE W-NW
THROUGH SAT. 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 IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
REACH THE SE PORTION NEAR 19N66W SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE NW TO
20.0N 68.0W SUN AFTERNOON...NEAR 23.0N 72.0W MON...AND NEAR

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 76W SAT
NIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 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. .FRI THROUGH SAT...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 SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E OF 76W TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE OF MARIA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF
76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. 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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