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FZNT26 KNHC 040250
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 STORM TOMAS NEAR 15.4N 75.2W AT 0300 UTC
PRES 1003 MB IS MOVING N NW AT 5 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE
TO 16.1N 75.4W THU MORNING THEN TO 17.4N 75.0W THU EVENING...
THEN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES
HAITI NEAR 19.1N 74.0W FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES N OF THE AREA
TO 21.0N 72.5W FRI EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI THEN INTO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N W OF 72W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 73W FRI...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 14N W OF 73W.
HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PORTION LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT BECOMING 80 NM NE...100 NM
SE... 40 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS THU NIGHT. HIGHEST
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 71W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN TROPICAL
STORM FORCE FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 70W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 70W.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST
E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S
OF 14N TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FAR
NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N
OF 19N LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW
PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N.

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 EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
N OF 28N FRI THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM TOMAS IS FORECAST TO
BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 72.5W FRI
EVENING... THEN WILL MOVE TO 24.0N 70.5W SAT EVENING...THEN IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES
25.0N 68.5W SUN EVENING THEN TO 25.0N 66.5W MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W
AND 74W FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N AND NW PORTION. ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...HIGHEST
N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND S OF
23N. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N
BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA W OF 74W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS OR GREATER
EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. HIGHEST WINDS 70
KT GUSTS 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT LATE SAT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 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 E OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM
E AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF TOMAS. STRONGEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT MON. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT MON. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF
72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N
MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT N
OF 23N MON...AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM OF TOMAS.

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