000 FZNT26 KNHC 031518 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 14.1N 75.9W AT 1500 UTC PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 5 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.5N 76.2W BY THU MORNING AND THEN GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT TURNS NE TOWARD HAITI...REACHING 18.1N 74.7W FRI MORNING BEFORE LIFTING N OF HAITI TO NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N W OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF 80W. S OF 15N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E HALF. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...80 NM SE...70 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF TOMAS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 22 FT BY FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 TO 20 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W FRI MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N68W TO 27N70W TO JUST N OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 21.0N 72.5W SAT MORNING AND FROM 31N65W TO JUST N OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 23.0N 71.0W SUN MORNING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W LATE FRI THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT AND 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE FRI AND TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND WITH TOMAS. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TOMAS. STRONGEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT $$