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FZNT26 KNHC 030941
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TOMAS NEAR 13.5N 75.5W AT 0900
UTC PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 4 KT. TOMAS A TROPICAL STORM
NEAR 13.8N 76.1W THIS AFTERNOON...14.4N 76.5W EARLY THU...15.3N
76.3W THU AFTERNOON...AND A HURRICANE NEAR 16.8N 75.3W EARLY
FRI CROSSING HAITI NEAR 20.0N 73.0W EARLY SAT. EXPECTED TO
MOVE E NE AND WEAKEN NEAR 21.5N 71.5W EARLY SUN AND 22.0N

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 74W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI N OF 16N W
OF 72W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 13N TO 17N
W OF 74W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT THU.
ELSEWHERE W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
120 NM OF TOMAS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 72W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 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
.TODAY...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 20N W OF 60W. 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. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.TONIGHT 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 STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 30N AND 31N WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO SE FLORIDA
THU NIGHT... FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AFTERNOON...FROM
31N68W TO JUST N OF TOMAS SAT MORNING THEN E OF THE AREA BY
SUN AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM TOMAS...CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE
AREA NEAR 20.0N 73.0W EARLY SAT ...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.5N 71.5W EARLY SUN AND 22.0N

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...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT 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 LATE. 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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