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FZNT25 KNHC 241536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 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 AT 22.4N 73.9W 956 MB AT 1500 UTC
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS
120 KT. IRENE FORECAST INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 25.1N 76.1W THU
...29.3N 77.2 EARLY FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 69W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS
SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 37 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 67W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N
OF 29N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM OF N AND 150 NM S OF IRENE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW WITH HIGHEST WINDS 115
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 210 N
SEMICIRCLE AND 180 S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 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 71W
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 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...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OVER N WATERS THROUGH PERIOD.
HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY TRACKS W-NW ALONG FLORIDA E COAST.
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER E GULF
THU THROUGH LATE FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT REACH N GULF COASTAL
WATERS 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 3 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE AT 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE OVER SE BAHAMAS NEAR 22.4N 73.9W
956 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
MOVE NW AWAY FROM CARIBBEAN.BUT ITS LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION
BRINGS LIGHT NW WIND OVER WRN HALF OF BASIN AND MODERATE TO
FRESH SE BREEZE OVER EASTERN HALF. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW
ACROSS E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRING A RETURN OF E TRADE WINDS E

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 IN WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 76W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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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