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FZNT26 KNHC 221504
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 22 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...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.2N 67.5W 988 MB AT
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO PASS N OF THE
MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT AND PASS N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE
AND TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE N
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF
18N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCREASING TO HURRICANE CONDITIONS IN
NORTHERN WATERS OF MONA PASSAGE. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT IN MONA
PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 17N E OF 70W.
.TUE...N OF 16N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 17N W OF 65W.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 67W SE TO WINDS 15 TO KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 67W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 70W.
.THU...N OF 17N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 57W 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 17N W OF 62W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 63W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 19.9N 69.2W AT 8
GUSTS 110 KT NEAR 22N75W AT 8 AM WED...STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 75W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 CONDITIONS S OF 23N E OF 73W WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT
WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 25N E OF 75W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W TROPICAL STORM AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT
WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 25 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 74W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT WED
INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER W OF 70W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS
WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE.

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