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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY INLAND NEAR 16.0N 60.4W
AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 290 AT 19 KT. HARVEY WILL WEAKEN
FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS
CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR 280
DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.0N 63.7W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR
17.5N 66.7W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR
18.0N 69.2W MON AFTERNOON...WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA
NEAR 18.6N 71.5W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD
PASSAGE INTO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 19.5N 75.0W TUE NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 70W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W
MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE...80 NM
NW...AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS
50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 70W NW WINDS NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IRENE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM
NE...90 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF
IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. N OF 15N W
OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 72W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W
AND 72W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
20 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 65W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W.
.THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 58W THIS
MORNING...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE AND 80 NM
NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
14N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF IRENE AND
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 60W.
.TUE...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS
CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 61.3W AT 0900 UTC AND WAS MOVING W OR 280
DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.0N 63.7W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR
17.5N 66.7W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR
18.0N 69.2W MON AFTERNOON...WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA
NEAR 18.6N 71.5W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD
PASSAGE INTO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 19.5N 75.0W TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N E OF 70W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
77W MON AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING INTO EXTREME SE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W.
.MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N
OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT WED AND THU. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S
OF 22N E OF 75W.


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