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FZNT25 KNHC 221505
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 22 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
MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 19.9N 69.2W AT 8
GUSTS 110 KT NEAR 22N75W AT 8 AM WED...STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 75W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 CONDITIONS S OF 23N E OF 73W WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT
WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 25N E OF 75W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT
WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 74W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT WED
INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER W OF 70W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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. REMNANT LOW PRES OF HARVEY INLAND
MOVING W OR 260 DEGREES AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT
GUSTS TO 25 KT. WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON AS HARVEY WEAKENS FURTHER OVER LAND. HURRICANE
IRENE CURRENTLY NEAR PUERTO RICO IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW WITH
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS REMAINING E OF 81W. HOWEVER THE
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE
E GULF WED NIGHT INTO FRI.

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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 28N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.2N 67.5W 988 MB AT
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO PASS N OF THE
MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT AND PASS N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE
AND TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE N
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.
.TUE...W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
NE PART.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.
.WED...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S WED NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 78W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.
.THU...W OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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