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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 NEAR 21.3N 72.4W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 22.0N 73.5W AROUND
12 UTC WED MORNING THEN INTENSIFY TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT
NEAR 23.5N 75.0W BY 00 UTC THU...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 105 KT
GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 25.5N 76.5W THU MORNING AROUND 12
UTC...THEN TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT NEAR 27.5N 77.0W AROUND
00 UTC FRI...THEN EXIT THE AREA TO THE N LATE FRI THROUGH
EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS
115 KT WITHIN 40 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 31
FT BUILDING TO 40 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 78W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 78W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...BECOMING NE TO
E WED AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL 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
APPROACHING THE SE BAHAMAS TO MOVE NW THROUGH THE SE AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY...WITH TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL E OF THE GULF WATERS.
HOWEVER THE TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS AND
SEAS OVER THE E GULF THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL REACH THE N GULF COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE WESTERLY
FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT.

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...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT BECOMING W TO
NW 10 T 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN.
S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS SUN.
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 AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE JUST SW OF TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR
21.3N 72.4W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO
MOVE NW ACROSS BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU AND AWAY FROM THE
CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH MONA PASSAGE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH WED MORNING THEN DIMINISH ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
THU. EXPANDING CIRCULATION OF IRENE WILL GENERALLY 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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