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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 15 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 12N76W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH
LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL BUILD TO THE
NE OF THE AREA THROUGH MON...ALLOWING TRADES TO INCREASE OVER
MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.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
.TODAY...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 30.2N 68.4W 999 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING N NE AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. MARIA WILL ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN INTO A
HURRICANE AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO 33.7N 66.5W THIS
AFTERNOON. A TRAILING TROUGH FROM MARIA EXTENDING THROUGH THE
SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NW REACHING FROM 22N75W TO 27N72W
FRI...FROM 24N78W TO 30N75W SAT...AND OFF THE E COAST OF
FLORIDA SUN BEFORE MOVING W OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 70W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 23 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 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
21N E OF 71W. .TONIGHT...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 80W NE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 80W 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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