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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM EDT SAT OCT 30 2010

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
THE STATIONARY FRONT HAS DISSIPATED OVER THE GULF WATERS THIS 
MORNING...AND THE GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF HAVE 
DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE. HIGH PRESSURE AND ANTICYCLONIC 
WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MON. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE MORNING WITH 
STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE AND FROM 
THE SE COAST OF LOUISIANA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WAS UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE THIS MORNING 
WITH MAX WINDS 65 KT GUSTING TO 75 KT. TOMAS WILL BE NEAR 13.8N 
62.5W THIS EVENING...NEAR 14.4N 64.8W EARLY SUN...TO 14.8N 67.2W 
SUN EVENING...NEAR 15.2N 69.2W EARLY MON...NEAR 15.6N 72.3W 
EARLY TUE...AND NEAR 16.0N 74.0W EARLY WED. 

SW N ATLC...
HURRICANE SHARY HAS MOVED WELL N OF THE AREA AND ITS INFLUENCE 
ON THE AREA HAS DIMINISHED. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY 
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. 
WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL 
INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG FROM EAST TO WEST STARTING TONIGHT 
WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE TOMAS OVER THE CARIBBEAN.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.HURRICANE WARNING FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 58W...AMZ087.

CARIBBEAN...
.HURRICANE WARNING FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 71W...AMZ086.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER AL