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FZNT26 KNHC 261513
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 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...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL
THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES
WILL GRADUALLY BUILD W IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE SUN
THROUGH TUE...HELPING TO BRING AN INCREASE IN TRADE OVER MUCH
OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT
S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T O 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W E
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 17N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING N OR 360 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS TO 110 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR
32.2N 77.1W TONIGHT. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL
AWAY FROM IRENE THROUGH LATE SUN AND INTO EARLY MON. CENTRAL
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110
KT WITHIN 80 NM SE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
67W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N W OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 27N W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 75W
SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED E
AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W
OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT
NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND
NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING SW TO W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT PRIMARILY 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 W
OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 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 NEAR HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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