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FZNT25 KNHC 030942
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED NOV 03 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...A STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 30N AND 31N WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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 20.0N 73.0W EARLY SAT ...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.5N 71.5W EARLY SUN AND 22.0N

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...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LATE. 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 29N91W TO 23N93W
TO 20N97W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR
30N90W TO 28N90W TO 19N93W TONIGHT...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
.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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
.TODAY 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 DEPRESSION TOMAS NEAR 13.5N 75.5W AT 0900
UTC PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 4 KT. TOMAS A TROPICAL STORM
NEAR 13.8N 76.1W THIS AFTERNOON...14.4N 76.5W EARLY THU...15.3N
76.3W THU AFTERNOON...AND A HURRICANE NEAR 16.8N 75.3W EARLY
FRI CROSSING HAITI NEAR 20.0N 73.0W EARLY SAT. EXPECTED TO
MOVE E NE AND WEAKEN NEAR 21.5N 71.5W EARLY SUN AND 22.0N

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N E OF 78W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS E OF 78W THU NIGHT AND FRI...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W 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 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT
THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT THU. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 84W.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS.
.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 20 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 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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