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FZNT25 KNHC 231540
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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
MOVING W-NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 GUSTS 105 KT.
IRENE FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 90 GUSTS 110 KT NEAR 21.3N 72.3W
TONIGHT...THEN TO 100 GUSTS 120 KT NEAR 22.3N 73.8W WED...THEN
TO 105 GUSTS 130 KT NEAR 23.6N 75.2W WED NIGHT...THEN 110 GUST
TO 135 KT THU. IRENE POSSIBLY N OF AREA LATE FRI OR EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS SPREAD W-NW WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS 115 KT
WITHIN 45 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES...INCREASING TO 110
GUSTS 135 KT BY LATE WED. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT BUILDING TO 40 FT
LATE WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 30N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N
OF 30N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 LATE WED. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE WED. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS
WITHIN 420 NM OF IRENE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 110 GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER W OF 70W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.
.SAT...N OF 28N WINDS TO 33 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS TO 24 FT SUBSIDE TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE LINGER OVER MOST OF BASIN
THROUGH PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY N OF HISPANIOLA
FORECAST TO TRACK W-NW ALONG E COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT
SHIFT WINDS N TO NE. TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS
AND SEAS OVER E GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 20 KT S
OF 26N E OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 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 JUST N OF HISPANIOLA AT 20.6N 70.6W
WINDS 85 GUSTS 105 KT. IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM CARIBBEAN AND
STRONG WINDS ACROSS WINDWARD PASSAGE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
TONIGHT. LARGE IRENE CIRCULATION BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE N-NE
BREEZE W OF 75W SHIFTING SW AFTER WED WHILE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
BE UNDER MODERATE SE BREEZE THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N AT 15 TO 20 KT
IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 5 FT IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W W
TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NW AT 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. E OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 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 80W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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