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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 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 N OF THE AREA NEAR 34.1N 76.5W 952
PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH SUN. VERY LARGE SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE AND SLOWLY
SUBSIDE 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 N CENTRAL WATERS TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...
.TODAY...N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 19
FT ...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL... EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN BAHAMAS
AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART EARLY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND E OF 67W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 78W SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND
SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF
69W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT W
OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 25N W
OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 3 TO 5 FT. 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 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FT. S OF
22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W DIMINISHING TO S TO
SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
FROM SE BAHAMAS TO HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 75W 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E TO SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN IS ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK
COLD FRONT OVER THE SE STATES WILL DROP INTO THE FAR NORTHERN
WATERS DURING THE MORNING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD
WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W
S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING
S TO SW 10 KT AND E TO SE 10 KT S OF 28N. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW 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...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...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 PREVAIL THROUGH SUN AS
WEAK SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN
TROPICAL N ATLC MOVES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
...EXCEPT S OF 17N 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS E OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N.
.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
...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 21N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE.


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