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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 14 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...TROUGH FROM 18N72W TO 12N74W WILL MOVE WNW TO
ALONG 18N74W 12N76W BY THU NIGHT AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES
BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
14N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
15N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 15N
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W...AND FAR SE
PART LATE.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W
OF 70W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF 72W.
.SAT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W E
TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 28.0N 68.6W 999 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING N NE AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. MARIA WILL ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN INTO A
HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 31.3N 67.5W THU MORNING...THEN TURN
MORE NE AS IT MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 36.2N 64.2W BY
EARLY THU EVENING. A TRAILING TROUGH FROM MARIA WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY THU AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH
WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE WNW TO ALONG 31N67W TO 21N78W FRI...FROM
31N73W TO 21N79W SAT AND SUN...AND FROM 31N75W TO 21N80W BY
LATE MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ALONG THE U.S. E COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E
SEMICIRCLE ...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST
WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM
NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120
NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF
71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 71W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1
TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 21N E OF 71W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 69W S TO
SW WINDS 35 TO 55 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N
E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 28N S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 15 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 21N 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF
BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF
70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...BETWEEN TROUGH AND 71W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF TROUGH.
.SUN AND MON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
29N W OF 79W NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.


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