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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 NE FLORIDA WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N 67.7W AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR
19.4N 17.1W AT 8 PM MON...THEN MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS
JUST N OF HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING...MOVE NORTHWEST TO NEAR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AS IT INTENSIFIES TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NW
TOWARD NEAR 30.0N81.5W FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 73W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 71W
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 73W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF 22N
E OF 73W TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS
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 TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS SE WATERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. AREA OF 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER
SHIFTING W ACROSS OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM
OF IRENE. .WED 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
AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HARVEY
IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM NEAR
19.3N 96.2W BY EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
INLAND NEAR 19.5N 97.8W BY MON EVENING. TROPICAL STORM IRENE
CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NW
THROUGH FRI. 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 17.9N 65.5W AT 11
PM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60
KT GUSTS 75 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N 67.7W
AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 19.4N 17.1W AT 8 PM MON...THEN MOVE
INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS JUST N OF HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING
WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE N
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TUE AND TUE NIGHT...
.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 TUE NIGHT...E OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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.
.WED...N OF 17N E OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS NE PART.
.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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