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FZNT25 KNHC 050248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N79W TO
THE SPACE COAST OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT TO NEAR 31N76W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI MORNING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT FRI WITH THE FRONT
REACHING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING.
MEANWHILE TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES
THE AREA NEAR 18.8N 74.6W FRI MORNING...MOVING TO NEAR 21.0N
73.1W FRI EVENING THEN TO 23.4N 71.5W SAT MORNING. TOMAS WILL
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 25.1N 70.2W SAT
EVENING...THEN TO 27.2N 67.9W BEFORE BECOMING POST TROPICAL
MON EVENING THROUGH TUE EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 29N E OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT N OF 29N
LATE. W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT SW OF
BAHAMAS...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S
OF 22N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM
NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W
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 AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120
NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
22N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 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 16 FT...HIGHEST N PORTION. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N
PORTION...AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
180 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
90 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N PORTION. W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N
PORTION...AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
120 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 68W AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 72W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N90W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
OCCURRING OVER THE SW GULF S OF 24N W OF 93W. THE FRONT WILL
PUSH SE OF THE GULF FRI MORNING WITH CONTINUING STRONG
NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT ACROSS THE GULF. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN JUST N OF THE AREA...WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMING ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF MON

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL
LATE. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE
MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT MON THEN
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7
FT S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 17.3N 75.5W AT 0300 UTC
PRES 989 MB MOVING N NE AT 8 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.8N 74.6W FRI
MORNING THEN WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 73.1W FRI
EVENING. A FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM
NEAR THE ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA TO JUST E OF NICARAGUA NEAR 13N83W
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ON FRI. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL
PANAMA SAT MORNING THEN WILL STALL AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA SUN. LOW PRES MAY
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN REMAINING
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 76W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS E OF 77W. HIGHEST WINDS
55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN 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 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS E OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF
76W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NE PORTION
FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 19N.
.MON AND TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W.

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