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FZNT26 KNHC 042130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 16.6N 76.0W AT 2100 UTC
PRES 995 MB MOVING N AT 4 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
17.8N 75.6W TONIGHT THEN JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 20.1N 74.3W
FRI AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM
WESTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL REACH FROM NEAR EASTERN CUBA
TO EASTERN PANAMA FRI AFTERNOON THEN FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA
TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA SAT AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL STALL. LOW
PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN
REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 16N W OF 73W.
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60
KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
240 NM OF TOMAS.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 72W DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS
TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF
70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N
W OF 70W EARLY. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. E OF FRONT TO 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WEST OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S
OF 14N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT NE PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 16N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL W OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO
NE W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 17N
AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST THIS EVENING REACHING FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING...WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE N OF 29N AND E OF
THE FRONT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MEANWHILE
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WILL ENTER THE AREA NEAR 20.1N 74.3W FRI
AFTERNOON THEN MAY STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES TO
NEAR 22.6N 72.5W FRI NIGHT. TOMAS WILL THEN WEAKEN BACK TO A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 24.8N 71.1W SAT AFTERNOON
...TO 27.5N 69.0W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
NEAR 28.5N 66.5W MON AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING FRI NIGHT...
.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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E AND 25
NM W SEMICIRCLES OF TOMAS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 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 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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF TOMAS.
HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. 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.

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