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FZNT25 KNHC 232138
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100
KT. IRENE FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 21.5N 72.7W AROUND 06 UTC
TONIGHT THEN INTENSIFY TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 22.7N
74.2W BY 18 UTC WED...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130
KT NEAR 24.2N 75.5W THU MORNING AROUND 06 UTC...THEN TO 110 KT
GUSTS TO 135 KT NEAR 26.1N 76.7W THU AROUND 18 UTC THEN
EXITING AREA TO THE N LATE FRI OR EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
SPREADING N AND NW WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS 115 KT WITHIN 40
NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT BUILDING TO 40
FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 LATE WED.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE WED. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 420 NM OF IRENE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW AND N. HIGHEST WINDS 110
KT 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 SQUALLS AND 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. .SUN...W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT FAR NE. E OF 70W S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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 NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR OR OVER
THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY...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 THU THROUGH EARLY SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NE
PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE JUST S OF TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 GUSTS 100 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE NW
ACROSS BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WED AND AWAY FROM CARIBBEAN...WITH
STRONG WINDS THROUGH MONA PASSAGE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE
THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU.
EXPANDING CIRCULATION OF IRENE WILL PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE
N TO NE BREEZE W OF 75W THROUGH WED WHILE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
REMAINS UNDER MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS. HIGH PRES RIDGE TO
BUILD SW ACROSS N CARIBBEAN SUN TO BRING A RETURN OF E TRADE
WINDS E OF 75W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 77W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
GRADUALLY SHIFTING W TO NW BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
77W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE
BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT WINDWARD
PASSAGE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 78W.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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