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FZNT26 KNHC 252131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 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 EXITING NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 27.0N
77.3W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING N-NW OR 335 DEG AT 12 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. WHILE IRENE IS
NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE CARIBBEAN...ITS LARGE LIGHT TO
MODERATE CYCLONIC FLOW WILL COVER ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FRI.
HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING
RETURN OF E-SE TRADE WINDS E OF 75W.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
13N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
13N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE
15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7
FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN LINES.
.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 TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 14N W OF 68W.
.TUE...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W E
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9
FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
10 KT SAT THEN E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT
IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 27.0N 77.3W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC
MOVING N-NW OR 335 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY IN
INTENSIFY NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES N-NW AWAY FROM NORTHERN
BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...REACHING NEAR 28.7N 77.8W AROUND 0600
UTC FRI...NEAR 30.6N 77.8W AROUND 1800 UTC FRI...BEFORE MOVING
N OF AREA FRI NIGHT. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL RACE WELL AHEAD
AND W OF IRENE. HIGH PRES TO BUILD SW INTO REGION UNDERNEATH
THE EXITING IRENE SUN THROUGH TUE...TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO
FRESH S TO SW FLOW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22.5N W OF 72W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22.5N W OF 72W TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING FRI TO 105 KT GUSTS 140
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 250 E AND 160
W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT BUILDING TO 42 FT FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT IN BUILDING NE TO N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING S OF 27N TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E
OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM
OF IRENE. .SAT AND ST NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 72W EXITING AREA EARLY...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 AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF HISPANIOLA.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

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