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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.9N 65.5W AT 11
PM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60
KT GUSTS 75 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N 67.7W
AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 19.4N 17.1W AT 8 PM MON...THEN MOVE
INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS JUST N OF HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING
WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE N
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 70W NE WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WITHIN 50 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
66W AND 70W...DECREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT MON NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS
20 FT...DIMINISH TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. 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 FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 62W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUST 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT. 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 SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 60W.
.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
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N 67.7W AT 8 AM MON...INLAND NEAR
19.4N 17.1W AT 8 PM MON...THEN MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS
JUST N OF HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING...MOVE NORTHWEST TO NEAR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AS IT INTENSIFIES TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NW
TOWARD NEAR 30.0N81.5W FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 73W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 71W
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 73W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF 22N
E OF 73W TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS
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 TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS SE WATERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. AREA OF 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER
SHIFTING W ACROSS OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM
OF IRENE. .WED 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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