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FZNT26 KNHC 040944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM 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 15.8N 76.1W AT 0900 UTC
PRES 997 MB MOVING N NW AT 6 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
17.0N 76.0W THIS AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR
18.8N 75.0W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 21.0N 73.4W
EARLY SAT. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
CORRECTED FRI AND FRI NIGHT PERIOD
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N E OF 76W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N W OF 73W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 15N W OF 73W. HIGHEST
WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF
TOMAS.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E
OF 76W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 19N W OF 73W FRI MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. 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 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 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...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
THIS EVENING. FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W FRI MORNING...WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE E OF THE FRONT N OF 29N FRI THROUGH
SAT. TOMAS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS AREA NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. TOMAS NEAR 21.0N 73.4W FRI AFTERNOON...AS A
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 71.5W EARLY SAT...AND INTERACTING
WITH THE FRONT NEAR 26.0N 69.5W EARLY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W FRI
AND FRI NIGHT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 33 KT N
OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 KT. 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.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 27N
BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
SEAS TO 18 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...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 130 NM OF TOMAS. SEAS 9
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 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.

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