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FZNT25 KNHC 021003
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 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...FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE NEAR 21.5N 70.0W EARLY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W
LATE FRI...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
LATER THIS MORNING 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 FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 13.5N 72.0W AT 0900 UTC
PRES 1003 MB MOVING W 10 KT NEAR 13.7N 73.1W THIS AFTERNOON...
14.0N 74.4W EARLY WED...14.4N 75.3W WED AFTERNOON...15.0N 75.8W
EARLY THU AS A HURRICANE...16.3N 75.2W EARLY FRI...OVER HAITI
NEAR 19.0N 72.5 EARLY SAT AND N OF THE AREA EARLY SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
CORRECTED HEADLINES
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING WED E OF 77W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 77W WED NIGHT AND THU...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT AND
70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF
77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50
NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST
TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W 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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