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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...COASTAL TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W WILL LINGER
UNTIL THU WHEN IT IS PICKED UP BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON AND EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 26N80W
FRI MORNING AND FROM 31N67W TO N OF TOMAS...FORECAST TO BE A
HURRICANE NEAR 20.0N 72.0W...SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W
LATE FRI AND SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N E OF 80W
TONIGHT. 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. FROM 21N TO 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. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. 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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 21N BETWEEN 72W AND
74W LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN
69W AND 74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W 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 14 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY WITH THE FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N92W TO 28N90W TO 19N93W
WED MORNING AND FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND LIE THU MORNING FROM 30N85W TO
25N97W. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE
GULF BY FRI MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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 72.6W AT 1500 UTC
PRES 1003 MB MOVING W 9 KT. TOMAS WILL CONTINUE W AS A TROPICAL
STORM TO 13.7N 73.8W TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR
14.1N 75.0W WED MORNING. TOMAS WILL TAKE A NORTHWARD TURN AND
INTENSIFY FURTHER...REACHING 15.2N 76.0W THU MORNING AND 17.2W
74.9W FRI MORNING. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT PASSES OVER HAITI
BUT REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 20.0N 72.0W SAT MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING WED S OF 16N E OF 76W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM
NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 65 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
24 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 180 NM OF TOMAS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE
QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST
WINDS 90 KT GUST TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE E
OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF
TOMAS. .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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