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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 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...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED ALONG THE N COAST OF
AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE MONA PASSAGE TODAY THEN ALONG THE N
COAST OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND N OF THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVER THE N CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE TUE...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE WINDS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 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 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.
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 17N BETWEEN
66W AND 70W...DECREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT. 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...N OF 19N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WITHING 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE TO NEAR 18.4N 66.4W ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA AT 2
ON TOWARD THE COAST OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W...
...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 71W
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
.TODAY AND 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. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80
KT WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF
75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70
KT GUSTS 85 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 165 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT WED INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT FRI. 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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