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AGXX40 KNHC 220735
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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY MAY A BRIEF COMEBACK AS THE CENTER OF 
THE REMNANT LOW DRIFTED OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE YESTERDAY. 00Z WINDSAT DATA AND A COASTAL 
OBSERVATION SOUTH OF VERACRUZ INDICATED WINDS TO 30 KT BRIEFLY 
DURING THE EVENING. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CENTER IS NOW 
INLAND AGAIN OVER MEXICO...AND AN ASCAT PASS FROM 03Z SHOW WINDS 
AROUND 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND 
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FURTHER TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES W 
AND WEAKENS. LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE 
GULF INTO WED...WITH NE FLOW INCREASING OVER THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA BY LATE WED AHEAD THE APPROACH OF IRENE. IRENE IS 
CURRENTLY A TROPICAL STORM OVER PUERTO RICO...AND IS FORECAST TO 
MOVE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TOWARD S FLORIDA THROUGH THU AND 
INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH BY LATE WED NEAR THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS. WHILE THE CENTER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL E OF THE 
GULF...WINDS ON THE W SIDE OF THE STORM MAY REACH TROPICAL STORM 
STRENGTH OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND THE FAR EASTERN 
GULF WATERS THU INTO FRI. 

N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S 
OF 22N W OF 55W...

TROPICAL STORM IRENE IS NOW OVER PUERTO RICO MOVING TO THE 
WNW...AND IS FORECAST TO TRAVERSE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TOWARD S 
FLORIDA THROUGH THU...INTENSIFYING TO MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH 
BY LATE WED NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...WITH THE CENTER MOVING N 
ALONG THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. REFER TO WTNT24 
KNHC/MIATCMAT4 FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON IRENE. GIVEN IRENE'S 
CURRENT POSITION OVER PUERTO RICO...WARNINGS ARE LOWERED OVER 
THE NE CARIBBEAN...ALTHOUGH TS CONDITIONS EXPECTED WORDING MAY 
HAVE TO BE CONTINUED FOR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FOR LATE TUE AS 
IRENE MOVES PASSED THE AREA. SEAS GREATER THAN 12 FT ARE LIMITED 
TO WITHIN 180 NM ON THE N SIDE OF IRENE CURRENTLY. HOWEVER...AS 
IRENE INTENSIFIES OVER WATER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...LARGE 
SWELL GENERATED FROM IRENE WILL COVER MUCH OF THE ATLC WATERS 
FROM HISPANIOLA TO OFF NE FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE GENERALLY LIGHT 
WINDS AND SEAS COVER MOST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. 
  
WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ086...TS CONDS EXPECTED THU.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...

.AMZ082...TS CONDS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 77W TUE NIGHT INTO 
WED.
.AMZ084...TS CONDS EXPECTED WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE.

SW N ATLC...
.AMZ080...TS WRNG S OF 22N E OF 73W
          TS AND HURCN CONDS EXPECTED W OF 71W TUE NIGHT THRU FRI

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN