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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2
AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS
THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE...MOVE ALONG CUBAN COAST NEAR
22.7N 76.7W AT 2 PM WED...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE NEAR 25.5N79.5W THU...AND CONTINUING NW TOWARD
SOUTHERN FLORIDA FRI. CORRECTED LOCATION OF CONDITIONS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N E OF 73W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 74W
WED THROUGH FRI...
.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 FRI...W OF 74W 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 E OF 74W SE
WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY NEAR
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HARVEY IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.ON 95.4W
BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES BACK INLAND
NEAR 19.3N 97.3W BY MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FURTHER INLAND
THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR
NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MOVE NW THROUGH THU. A
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WILL RESULT
IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THERE BEGINNING LATE WED THROUGH
THU. THESE CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRI AS
IRENE TRACKS N TO THE E OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 83W THU...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
THROUGHOUT... EXCEPT OVER E PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF
83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF
26N EXCEPT E OF 83W 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N SW TO W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.7N 64.4W AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W
AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 19.6N 71.5W
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TUE INTO EARLY WED...
.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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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