000 FZNT26 KNHC 091524 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 09 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 14.2N 57.5W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN ONLY SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES TO 15.1N 59.9W EARLY TONIGHT...TO 16.5N 62.4W SAT MORNING... TO 17.9N 64.5W BY EARLY SAT NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE AREA TO NEAR 19.3N 66.5W BY SUN MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 14N35W TO 06N37W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON...AND INTO THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 67W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NM QUADRANTS OF MARIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N E OF 64W TONIGHT AND SAT AND TO 11 TO 16 FT SAT NIGHT. 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 WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...AND TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. 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 IN NE SWELL. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 21N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 62W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF MARIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 60W 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 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W S OF 25N IS MOVING WNW AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SAT BEFORE REACHING S FLORIDA ON SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN TO NEAR 15.1N 59.9W EARLY TONIGHT...TO 16.5N 62.4W SAT MORNING...TO 17.9N 64.5W SAT NIGHT...TO 19.3N 66.5W SUN MORNING...TO 22.0N 69.8W MON MORNING AND 24.0N 72.0W BY TUE MORNING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 75W SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 78W...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 73W. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E OF 71W WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE SE PORTION. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT EARLY...THEN TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 78W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W AND ALSO N OF 28N W OF 78W E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 71W. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 M S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA 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 WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL W OF 75W ...AND TO 8 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF MARIA. $$