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FZNT25 KNHC 222135
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.5N 68.6W 988 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 80 KT
GUSTS 115 KT NEAR 21.5N 74.0W AT 2 AM WED...INTENSIFY TO 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT NEAR 23N75.5W AT 2 PM WED...INTENSIFY TO 100 KT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 76W...
.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 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 73W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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.
.SAT...N OF 25N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 24 FT. N OF
25N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S
SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE N AND NW
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF MONA
PASSAGE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ALONG N COAST OF HISPANIOLA
TONIGHT THEN ACROSS BAHAMAS TUE AND WED THEN TURN MORE N THU
THROUGH SAT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
E OF THE GULF WATERS. HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WILL
INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE E GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
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 THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 3 FT S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.5N 68.6W 988 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST N OF
HISPANIOLA...PASSING 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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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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