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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W
FRI MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N
FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N68W TO 27N70W TO JUST N OF
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 21.0N 72.5W SAT
MORNING AND FROM 31N65W TO JUST N OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR
23.0N 71.0W SUN MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN
68W AND 76W LATE FRI THROUGH SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT AND
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE FRI AND TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT
AND WITH TOMAS. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TOMAS.
STRONGEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 30N89W TO 25N90W TO
19N95W. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 29N87W TO
25N85W TO FAR WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING BEFORE BEING ABSORBED
BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF TO 30N87W TO 26N95W THU MORNING. THIS SECONDARY FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W N OF
24N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF SECONDARY FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF SECONDARY FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.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 5 TO 8 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 14.1N 75.9W AT 1500
UTC PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 5 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO
INTENSITY TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.5N 76.2W BY THU MORNING
AND THEN GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT TURNS NE TOWARD
HAITI...REACHING 18.1N 74.7W FRI MORNING BEFORE LIFTING N OF
HAITI TO NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 77W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF
18N. W OF 80W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER
AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM
NE...80 NM SE...70 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF TOMAS.
HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT
FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 22 FT BY FRI.
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 20 TO 25 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 8 FT.

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