000 FZNT25 KNHC 230910 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 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 20.3N 70.1W 978 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 95 KT GUSTS 130 KT NEAR 21.7N 73.3W AT 2 AM WED...INTENSIFY TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT NEAR 22.9N 74.9W AT 2 PM WED...MOVE TO NEAR 28.0N78.0W AT 2 AM FRI...AND NORTH OF THE AREA NEAR 31.5N78.3W SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W... .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT...AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W WED. S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT WITHIN 45 NM N AND 35 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 72W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT WED NIGHT INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 24 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 HISPANIOLA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ALONG N COAST OF HISPANIOLA THROUGH TUE THEN TURN NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WED...THEN 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS IN FLORIDA STRAITS. .TONIGHT...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 20.3N 70.1W 978 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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. $$