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FZNT25 KNHC 041552
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU NOV 04 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...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT
AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W EARLY FRI...WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS POSSIBLE E OF FRONT N OF 29N FRI THROUGH SAT. TOMAS
FORECAST TO BECOME HURRICANE NEAR 21.8N 73.1W LATE FRI AS IT
MOVES ACROSS SW N ATLC. TOMAS CONTINUES NE WHILE WEAKENING TO
TROPICAL STORM EARLY SAT NEAR 24.3N 71.3W THEN NEAR 28.0N 69.0W
EARLY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N FROM 71W TO 75W TONIGHT AND
FRI...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT S OF 26N
FROM 69W TO 75W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 72W SUN AND
MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
25 TO 30 KT BECOME SW TO 33 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...
HIGHEST N PORTION. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 20N TO 24N
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 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 30 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 65
GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 28N E OF 76W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 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 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .SUN AND MON...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF
TOMAS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 72W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT S OF 24N MON. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILD TO 16 FT N OF 23N MON...AND TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE TO E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N85W TO
21N87W. FRONT STALLS AND ABSORBED BY STRONGER SECOND COLD FRONT
WHICH MOVE ACROSS GULF PRESENTLY FROM 30N88W TO 25N95W TO
24N97W. SECOND FRONT SWEEPS SE THROUGH ENTIRE GULF BY FRI.
HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER GULF BEHIND FRONT SAT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT
S OF 24N BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT BUILD TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
SECOND COLD FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE
TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
26N SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME SW AT 20 KT WITHIN
120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF SECOND FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDE TO 5 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 AT 16.3N 76.1W AT 1500 UTC
PRES 996 MB MOVING N AT 7 KT. TOMAS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 17.5N
75.9W TONIGHT AND 19.5N 74.7W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE N OF AREA
INTO SW N ATLC NEAR 21.8N 73.1W AND STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE.
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI
AND MOVE ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 77W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
40 NM W OF TOMAS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 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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