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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 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 24.6N 76.2W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 KT
GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES MORE
N-NW INTO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 26.1N 77.1W 1800
UTC TODAY...NEAR 28.2N 77.7W BY 0600 UTC FRI...30.4N 77.5W BY
1800 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 N OF 20N W OF 71W...
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING TONIGHT TO 115 KT GUSTS
140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 270 E AND
240 W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT THIS MORNING BUILDING TO
42 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 EARLY...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
TODAY...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT WINDS TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATE. 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 CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 24.6N
76.2W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE
MORE N-NW INTO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TODAY AND FURTHER AWAY FROM
THE CARIBBEAN. WHILE IRENE IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE
CARIBBEAN...THERE IS BROAD LIGHT TO MODERATE CYCLONIC FLOW
ACROSS THE BASIN. THIS WILL BECOME MORE SE TO S FLOW FRI AS
IRENE MOVES FURTHER AWAY. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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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