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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 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
MOVING N OR 360 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS TO 110 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR
32.2N 77.1W TONIGHT. 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 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110
KT WITHIN 80 NM SE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
67W SE TO S 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 N OF 27N W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 75W
SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT
NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 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 2 TO 4 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
W 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 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.
.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. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES
WILL GRADUALLY BUILD W IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE SUN
THROUGH TUE...HELPING TO BRING AN INCREASE IN TRADE OVER MUCH
OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.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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