000 FZNT26 KNHC 041551 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AT 16.3N 76.1W AT 1500 UTC PRES 996 MB MOVING N AT 7 KT. TOMAS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 17.5N 75.9W TONIGHT AND 19.5N 74.7W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE N OF AREA INTO SW N ATLC NEAR 21.8N 73.1W AND STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI AND MOVE ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 15N W OF 74W. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N W OF 74W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 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 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 72W EARLY FRI. HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 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 TO 33 KT. SEAS 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. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 65W. .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 SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 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 SW TO 20 KT JUST E 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 SW TO 20 KT JUST E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON 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 DIMINISH TO 10 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD TO 9 FT N OF 19N LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W EARLY FRI...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE E OF FRONT N OF 29N FRI THROUGH SAT. TOMAS FORECAST TO BECOME HURRICANE NEAR 21.8N 73.1W LATE FRI AS IT MOVES ACROSS SW N ATLC. TOMAS CONTINUES NE WHILE WEAKENING TO TROPICAL STORM EARLY SAT NEAR 24.3N 71.3W THEN NEAR 28.0N 69.0W EARLY SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N FROM 71W TO 75W TONIGHT AND FRI... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT S OF 26N FROM 69W TO 75W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 72W SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOME SW TO 33 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT... HIGHEST N PORTION. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 23N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W WINDS 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 30 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 76W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 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 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 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 DIMINISH TO 15 KT S OF 24N MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILD TO 16 FT N OF 23N MON...AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE TO E SWELL. $$