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FZNT25 KNHC 262107
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE NOW CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT N OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT
WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA BY
SUNRISE SAT. EXTREMELY LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL
AWAY FROM IRENE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK
TROUGH MAY FORM OVER THE GULF STREAM TUE SHIFTING E THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 225 NM SE AND 140
NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 80 NM SE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 350 NM SE AND 200 SW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 68W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 72W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 KT IN A BROAD
MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N SAT
NIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N SAT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN
NIGHT...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO
E TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W MON.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM HURRICANE IRENE OVER THE
NE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND SAT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF SAT...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH NEAR THE COAST THROUGH SUN
BEFORE DISSIPATING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 24N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E 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 PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A
RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
HURRICANE IRENE MON THROUGH WED...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE
CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W SAT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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