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FZNT25 KNHC 211505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 NE FLORIDA WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE OVER
DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
18.2N 68.2W AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 70.9W AT 8 PM MON
MOVE ALONG CUBAN COAST NEAR 21.5N 76.5W AT 8 AM WED...THEN
STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 24N79W AND CONTINUING NW
ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N E OF 68W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W
OF 76W TUE THROUGH THU
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE 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 68W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF 21N E OF 68W TONIGHT
WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING
12 TO 21 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 SE WATERS.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SHIFTING W ACROSS
OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM THE
REMNANTS OF HARVEY TO 23N93W WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CURRENTLY OVER THE
NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WED...WITH TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS SPREADING NW OVER THE WATERS S OF 26N E OF 83W ON

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E
OF 83W THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FLORIDA
STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE FORCE OVER WATERS S OF 26N E OF 83W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT BUILDING 9 TO 16 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. NUMEROUS TSTMS
SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.0N 63.2W AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.5N
NEAR 18.9N 70.9W AT 8 PM MON NIGHT...INLAND NEAR 19.6N 73.3W
NEAR 21.5N 76.5W AT 8 AM WED WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 77W TUE
NIGHT INTO EARLY WED...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.MON...E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
19N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT NEAR CENTER OF IRENE. W OF 79W 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 83W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N.

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