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FZNT26 KNHC 211504
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.0N 63.2W AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 17.5N
NEAR 18.9N 70.9W AT 8 PM MON NIGHT...INLAND NEAR 19.6N 73.3W
NEAR 21.5N 76.5W AT 8 AM WED WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 75W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W
MON AND TUE...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 130 NM NE AND
80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF CENTER AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF
CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 70W W
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AT 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF
IRENE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS N OF 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N
BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 18N W OF 72W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE
N OF 15N W OF 65W S WINDS 20 TO 33 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 70W 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 17N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 50W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
130 NM NE AND WITHIN 70 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT
GUST 65 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND
WITHIN 45 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 16N W OF 57W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 MON.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE OVER
DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE
18.2N 68.2W AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 70.9W AT 8 PM MON
MOVE ALONG CUBAN COAST NEAR 21.5N 76.5W AT 8 AM WED...THEN
STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 24N79W AND CONTINUING NW
ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N E OF 68W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W
OF 76W TUE THROUGH THU
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE 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 68W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF 21N E OF 68W TONIGHT
WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING
12 TO 21 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 SE WATERS.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SHIFTING W ACROSS
OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.

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