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FZNT25 KNHC 032130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
N OF 28N FRI THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WILL ENTER THE
AREA NEAR 20.2N 73.2W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN WILL MOVE TO 23.5N
71.0W SAT AFTERNOON. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 26.0N
69.0W SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 26.0N 67.0W MON AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN
65W AND 75W FRI THROUGH MON...
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N AND NW PORTION. ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL THU
NIGHT...HIGHEST N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT AND S OF 23N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW AND
90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF TOMAS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 76W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT... AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM E AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF
TOMAS. STRONGEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT MON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT MON.
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT N OF 23N MON...AND 5 TO 8 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM OF TOMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR
30N89W TO 24N90W TO 18N94W. 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 FRONT SAT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S 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 LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
S OF 24N BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL THU
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N.
.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 AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 10 KT
MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 14.9N 74.8W AT 2100 UTC
PRES 1003 MB IS MOVING N NW AT 5 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE
TO 15.8N 75.0W TONIGHT THEN TO 16.9N 75.0W THU
AFTERNOON...18.4N 74.5W THU NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO
20.2N 73.2W FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI THEN INTO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 76W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 84W LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 17N
E OF 76W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS BECOMING 60 NM SW AND
80 NM NW QUADRANTS THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF
80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS E OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 77W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION FRI.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

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