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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 30N AND 31N WILL
DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO SE
FLORIDA THU NIGHT...FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
AFTERNOON... FROM 31N68W TO JUST N OF TOMAS SAT MORNING THEN E
OF THE AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM TOMAS...CURRENTLY
IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT
ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 72.5W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.5N 70.5W BY
SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W
LATE FRI AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N 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 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 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 WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 180 NM AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND
74W. 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. REMAINDER OF
AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 BAHAMAS.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS
AND 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 30N92W TO 25N94W
TO 21N97W. 1010 MB LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA NEAR 30N90W WED MORNING WHEN THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM THE LOW TO 28N90W TO 19N93W...THEN FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 29N86W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU MORNING. A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU MORNING
STRETCHING FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W BY THU AFTERNOON.
THIS NEXT FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE
GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF
BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL WED AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
SW WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 13.7N 75.1W AT 0300 UTC
PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 7 KT. TOMAS WILL CONTINUE AS A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 14.0N 75.9W WED MORNING...TO
14.4N 76.5W WED EVENING...THEN TO 15.0N 76.6W THU MORNING.
TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO
16.0N 76.0W THU EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS
IT REACHES 19.0N 73.9W FRI EVENING. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES OVER OR NEAR HAITI REACHING 22.0N 71.5W SAT EVENING THEN
WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 22.5N
69.5W SUN EVENING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N E OF 79W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS E OF 78W THU NIGHT AND FRI...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE TONIGHT INCREASING TO 60
KT GUSTS 75 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT
WED NIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED THROUGH THU.
REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 84W WED NIGHT AND THU. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 79W TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS WED THROUGH THU. .THU NIGHT AND
FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E
OF 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. 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. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.


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