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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 28.3N 77.3W 942 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 26 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY
IN INTENSIFY NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES N AWAY FROM NORTHERN
BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 30.0N 77.8W AROUND 1200 UTC FRI...
BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA FRI EVENING. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL
RACE WELL AHEAD AND W OF IRENE. HIGH PRES TO BUILD SW INTO
REGION UNDERNEATH THE EXITING IRENE SUN THROUGH TUE...TO
PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW FLOW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N W OF 72.5W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22.5N W OF 72W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING FRI TO 105 KT GUSTS 140
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 250 E AND 160
W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT BUILDING TO 42 FT FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT IN BUILDING NE TO N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING S OF 27N TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E
OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM
OF IRENE. .SAT AND ST NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 72W EXITING AREA 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 AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF HISPANIOLA.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE N AND NW WATERS
THROUGH LATE FRI. MAJOR HURRICANE IRENE CURRENTLY MOVING AWAY
FROM THE NW BAHAMAS IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL OFFSHORE OF THE
EAST COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI...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 TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF COASTS EARLY SAT WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT. THE DISSIPATING
FRONT WILL LINGER OVER N WATERS THROUGH SUN. A WEAK TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF BY THE END OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT S OF
24N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS SE PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WIND 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 28.3N 77.3W 942 MB MOVING N AT
12 KT AND AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AT 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. WHILE IRENE IS NOT
DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE CARIBBEAN...ITS LARGE LIGHT TO MODERATE
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL COVER ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING RETURN OF
E-SE TRADE WINDS E OF 75W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W W
TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OCCURRING IN
LINES E OF 82W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 E OF 78W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE HALF. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NE PART.


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