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FZNT25 KNHC 040251
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 IS FORECAST TO
BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 72.5W FRI
EVENING... THEN WILL MOVE TO 24.0N 70.5W SAT EVENING...THEN IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES
25.0N 68.5W SUN EVENING THEN TO 25.0N 66.5W MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W
AND 74W FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.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 BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...HIGHEST
N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND S OF
23N. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N
BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA W OF 74W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS OR GREATER
EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. HIGHEST WINDS 70
KT GUSTS 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT LATE SAT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 76W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST E OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.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. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR
29N87W TO 25N87W TO 21N89W. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE
AS IT EXTENDS FROM 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO 25N86W TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU MORNING BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY
A STRONGER SECONDARY COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FROM 30N89W TO 25N92W TO 19N93W 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 TO SW TO W NORTH 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...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 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 5
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 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 15.4N 75.2W AT 0300 UTC
PRES 1003 MB IS MOVING N NW AT 5 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE
TO 16.1N 75.4W THU MORNING THEN TO 17.4N 75.0W THU EVENING...
THEN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES
HAITI NEAR 19.1N 74.0W FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES N OF THE AREA
TO 21.0N 72.5W FRI EVENING. 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 77W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. 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 77W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW
QUADRANT BECOMING 40 NM SW AND 60 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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