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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 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. HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE TO NEAR 18.4N 66.4W ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA AT 2
ON TOWARD THE COAST OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 71W
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
.TODAY AND 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. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80
KT WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF
75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70
KT GUSTS 85 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 165 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT WED INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT FRI. 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 INLAND
MOVING WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25
KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SW GULF WILL
DIMINISH TODAY AS HARVEY WEAKENS FURTHER OVER LAND. HURRICANE
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E OF 83W THU...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 AND FRI...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 E
OF 83W.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED ALONG THE N COAST OF
AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE MONA PASSAGE TODAY THEN ALONG THE N
COAST OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND N OF THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVER THE N CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 78W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N E OF 80W TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 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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