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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS
CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR 280
DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.0N 63.7W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR
17.5N 66.7W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR
18.0N 69.2W MON AFTERNOON...WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA
NEAR 18.6N 71.5W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD
PASSAGE INTO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 19.5N 75.0W TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N E OF 70W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
77W MON AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING INTO EXTREME SE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W.
.MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N
OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT WED AND THU. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S
OF 22N E OF 75W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY INLAND NEAR 16.0N 60.4W
AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 290 AT 19 KT. HARVEY WILL WEAKEN
FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE PATH OF HARVEY WILL ALLOW
WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY. A WEAK
RIDGE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE
WAS CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR
280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH CARIBBEAN TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NEAR 24.5N 80.5W BY THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE E
GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS
DEVELOPING LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY INLAND NEAR 16.0N 60.4W
AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 290 AT 19 KT. HARVEY WILL WEAKEN
FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS
CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR 280
DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.0N 63.7W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR
17.5N 66.7W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR
18.0N 69.2W MON AFTERNOON...WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA
NEAR 18.6N 71.5W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD
PASSAGE INTO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 19.5N 75.0W TUE NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 80W TUE
NIGHT THROUGH WED...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF
85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 80W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W.
.THU...N OF 19N E OF 84W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N.


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