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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 24 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 OVER SE BAHAMAS NEAR 23.1N 74.7W
956 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE
MORE N-NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND AWAY FROM
CARIBBEAN THU. LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF IRENE WILL BRING
LIGHT NW WIND OVER W HALF OF BASIN AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE
BREEZE OVER E HALF THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW
ACROSS E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING A RETURN OF E-SE TRADE
WINDS E OF 75W.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS NEAR 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT THROUGH
ATLC PASSAGE. S OF 13N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 13N W OF 71W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS THIS EVENING...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 13N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 13N
W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF 68W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 15N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS
AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.THU THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT SAT THEN RETURNING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 FT IN
E TO NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 23.8N 75.4W 952 MB AT 0300 UTC
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 KT
GUSTS TO 130 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO MOVE MORE N-NW ACROSS
CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES NEAR
25.5N 76.5W AROUND 1200 UTC THU...THEN NEAR 27.5N 77.3W AROUND
0000 UTC FRI...THEN NEAR 29.5N 77.4W AROUND 1200 UTC
FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA FRI EVENING. LARGE SE SWELL TO
RACE WELL AHEAD OF IRENE. MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW FLOW TO
GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH MON AFTER IRENE EXITS THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 71W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT INCREASING THU TO 115 KT GUSTS 135
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 220 E AND 130 W
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 42 FT
FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF
70W SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM OF IRENE.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 71W
EXITING THE AREA TO THE N LATE...BECOMING SW WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE
N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO
10 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.


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