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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...UPDATED  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 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.

UPDATED FOR LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE

GULF OF MEXICO...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY MADE 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 HURRICANE ALONG THE N COAST OF PUERTO RICO...AND IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT... 
THROUGH BAHAMAS TUE THROUGH THU...THEN TOWARD THE NE COAST OF 
FLORIDA FRI. 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...

IRENE IS CURRENTLY A HURRICANE ALONG THE N COAST OF PUERTO 
RICO...AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA 
TONIGHT... THROUGH BAHAMAS TUE THROUGH THU...THEN TOWARD THE NE 
COAST OF FLORIDA FRI. REFER TO WTNT24 KNHC/MIATCMAT4 FOR LATEST 
INFORMATION ON IRENE. TS WARNINGS WILL PERSIST FOR PORTIONS OF 
THE NE CARIBBEAN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO 
TODAY...AND NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AND 
TS CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF IRENE PASSES 
CLOSE TO THE NORTH. AS IRENE INTENSIFIES OVER WATER OVER THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS...LARGE SWELL GENERATED FROM THE HURRICANE 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 AND FRI.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.AMZ086...TS WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W TODAY AND    
          TONIGHT.
          TS WARNING N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE
          TUE.
          TS CONDS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR WINDWARD 
          PASSAGE TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLC...
.AMZ080...HURCN WARNING S OF 23 BETWEEN 65W AND 75W TODAY THRU   
          TUE.
          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