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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 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
MOVING N AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115
KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SOME AS IT REACHES TO NEAR
30.9N 77.2W BY THIS AFTERNOON...TO N OF AREA NEAR 33.1N 76.9W
LATE TONIGHT...AND TO 35.3N 76.1W BY SAT AFTERNOON. LARGE E TO
SE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE THROUGH LATE SUN
AND INTO EARLY MON. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD
IN THE WAKE OF IRENE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W HURRICANE AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM
SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS
120 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM E
SEMICIRCLE ...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH
SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N W OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 E AND 180 NM W
SEMICIRCLES OF IRENE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 75W
SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT... EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF
25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W
OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT PRIMARILY 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 W
OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 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 NEAR HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. THE BROAD CYCLONIC WIND FLOW AROUND IRENE WILL INCREASE
AS W TO NW IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF SAT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A
TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEAK
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF LATE MON INTO
TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 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...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
TO SE 10 KT 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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL
THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SOME TO THE W SUN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR TRADES
TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND OVER MUCH
OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
18N BETWEEN 86W SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF
18N... AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
COAST HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF
18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N.
.SUN...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 E OF 80W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
19N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.


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