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FZNT25 KNHC 012131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON NOV 01 2010

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA WILL
WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 26N80W EARLY FRI AND FROM 31N68W TO N
OF TOMAS WHICH IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE NEAR 21.0N71.0W
SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W
LATE FRI...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT N OF 29N E OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 80W TUE NIGHT. FROM
25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W
OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 180 NM
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND
74W LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR THE CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST AT 29N92W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
MORNING AND FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO WESTERN CUBA
THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST BY THU AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE
ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FIRST COLD FRONT THU THEN DECREASE TO BELOW GALE
FORCE BY FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT
THROUGHOUT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN
90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 13.4N 69.7W AT 2100 UTC
PRES 1005 MB MOVING WSW 10 KT WILL MOVE TO 13.4N 71.2W LATER
TONIGHT AND TO 13.7N 73.0W WED AND TO 14.0N 74.2W TUE NIGHT TO
14.3N 74.9W WED THEN INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 15.1N 75.0W
THU AND NEAR THE COAST OF HAITI AT 18.0 73.5 FRI. AND N OF THE
AREA SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND THU
E OF 77W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 78W.
.WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM W
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUST TO 65 KT INCREASING TO 65
KT GUST TO 80 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 78W AREA NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF
TOMAS. .FRI...E OF 78W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
W OF 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E
OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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