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FZNT26 KNHC 092131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 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 14.8N 58.6W 1004 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY AS IT MOVES NW TO
15.8N 60.6W EARLY SAT...17.2N 62.8W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN EXIT
THE AREA NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THIS WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 38W WILL MOVE INTO
THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON...AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 66W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN
150 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT N OF 15N E OF 66W SAT...AND TO 11 TO 16 FT SAT NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SE.
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 66W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. N OF 15N
E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 THROUGH WED...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 N OF 14N...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM NE AND 100 NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT SAT. HIGHEST
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...
SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF
13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
CORRECTED
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 73W S OF 28N WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN REACH S FLORIDA SUN. A RIDGE
ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN
THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN WILL MOVE TO
20.0N 66.6W SUN AFTERNOON...22.7N 69.5W MON AFTERNOON...25.5N
71.5W TUE AFTERNOON...AND 31.0N 71.0W WED AFTERNOON. MARIA IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE SUN NIGHT AND MOVE NNW E OF 73W.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
CORRECTED TO ADD SUN NIGHT
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE SE
PORTION SAT AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 150 NM NE
...100 NM NW AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 60
KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. 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 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 4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF 68W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF
26N E OF 71W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED
WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF MARIA. 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 73W 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 W OF 73W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL W OF 75W.

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