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FZNT26 KNHC 022132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 13.5N 74.6W AT 2100 UTC
PRES 1006 MB MOVING W AT 12 KT. TOMAS WILL CONTINUE AS A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 13.8N 75.6W WED MORNING...TO
14.2N 76.6W WED AFTERNOON...THEN TO 14.7N 77.0W WED NIGHT.
TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO
15.3N 76.7W THU AFTERNOON...THEN WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS
IT REACHES 18.1N 74.8W FRI AFTERNOON. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES OVER HAITI REACHING 21.0N 72.5W SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL
FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 22.5N 70.5W
SUN AFTERNOON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 73W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI N OF 15N
W OF 72W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 13N TO
16N W OF 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 60
KT GUSTS 75 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT
WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W
E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
.SAT...W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8
FT N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 20 KT W OF 60W. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL W OF 60W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COASTAL TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY UNTIL THU WHEN IT GETS ENVELOPED BY A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W FRI MORNING THEN FROM 31N68W
TO N OF TOMAS SAT MORNING. TOMAS...CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE AREA
NEAR 21.0N 72.5W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.5N 70.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W
LATE FRI AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM 25N TO
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 WINDS 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 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 180 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND
74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF
AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND
74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W 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 14 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N
BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS
AND 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

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