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FZNT26 KNHC 270305
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A
RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
HURRICANE IRENE MON THROUGH WED...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE
CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN
NIGHT. .MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE NOW CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR
11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED N OF THE AREA AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE SAT.
EXTREMELY LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM
IRENE GRADUALLY DECAYING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE MON THROUGH WED.
A WEAK TROUGH MAY FORM OVER THE GULF STREAM TUE SHIFTING E

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50
KT EXCEPT W TO NW 30 TO 45 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W OF 68W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL
PORTION. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF
68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF
29N W OF 72W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33
KT BECOMING SW 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 KT IN A BROAD
MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N SAT
NIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N SAT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN
NIGHT...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO
E TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W MON.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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