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FZNT26 KNHC 212134
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 17.7N 64.4W AT 5
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W
AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 19.6N 71.5W
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 72W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W NE WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WITHIN 130 NM NE AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND
WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 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 CONDITIONS N OF 17N BETWEEN
68W AND 72W. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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
FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 62W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE AND
WITHIN 80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUST 75 KT.
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.
.FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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
15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2
AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS
THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE...MOVE ALONG CUBAN COAST NEAR
22.7N 76.7W AT 2 PM WED...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE NEAR 25.5N79.5W THU...AND CONTINUING NW TOWARD
SOUTHERN FLORIDA FRI. CORRECTED LOCATION OF CONDITIONS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N E OF 73W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 74W
WED THROUGH FRI...
.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 FRI...W OF 74W 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 E OF 74W SE
WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.

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