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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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
11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED N OF THE AREA AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE SAT.
EXTREMELY LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM
IRENE GRADUALLY DECAYING 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50
KT EXCEPT W TO NW 30 TO 45 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W OF 68W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL
PORTION. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF
68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF
29N 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...NW WINDS IN THE NE GULF ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAR
OUTER CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N
GULF LATE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN BECOMING STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK
PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 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...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 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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