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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 AT 23.8N 75.4W 952 MB AT 0300 UTC
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 KT
GUSTS TO 130 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO MOVE MORE N-NW ACROSS
CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES NEAR
25.5N 76.5W AROUND 1200 UTC THU...THEN NEAR 27.5N 77.3W AROUND
0000 UTC FRI...THEN NEAR 29.5N 77.4W AROUND 1200 UTC
FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA FRI EVENING. LARGE SE SWELL TO
RACE WELL AHEAD OF IRENE. MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW FLOW TO
GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH MON AFTER IRENE EXITS THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 71W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT INCREASING THU TO 115 KT GUSTS 135
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 220 E AND 130 W
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 42 FT
FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF
70W SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM OF IRENE.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 71W
EXITING THE AREA TO THE N LATE...BECOMING SW WINDS 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.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER THE N AND NW
WATERS THROUGH FRI. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY MOVING NW
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REACH THE NW 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. THE DISSIPATING
FRONT WILL LINGER OVER N WATERS THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE WINDS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE AND W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS
S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SQUALLS
AND TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N.
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 23.1N 74.7W
956 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE
MORE N-NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND AWAY FROM
CARIBBEAN THU. LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF IRENE WILL BRING
LIGHT NW WIND OVER W HALF OF BASIN AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE
BREEZE OVER E HALF THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW
ACROSS E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING A RETURN OF E-SE TRADE
WINDS E OF 75W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W W TO NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD
PASSAGE THROUGH THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT WINDWARD
PASSAGE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.


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