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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 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 21.6N 72.9W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. IRENE FORECAST WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO
22.5N 74.1W BY 18 UTC WED...TO 24.1N 75.4W BY 06 UTC
THU...25.8N 76.6W BY 18 UTC THU... 27.7N 77.0W BY 06 UTC
FRI...AND 32.0N 76.8W BY 06 UTC SAT...BEFORE MOVING ON TOWARD
THE CAROLINA COAST THROUGH LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 69W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW
AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. WINDS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W
OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
IN BANDS WITHIN 420 NM OF IRENE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS
110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WITHIN 190 N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO
42 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF
75W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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 TODAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS ON THU...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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
21.6N 72.9W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. IRENE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NW ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH THU. WINDS OVER THE NE
AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH AS IRENE MOVES N. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 78W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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