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FZNT26 KNHC 050247
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 17.3N 75.5W AT 0300 UTC
PRES 989 MB MOVING N NE AT 8 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.8N 74.6W FRI
MORNING THEN WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 73.1W FRI
EVENING. A FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM
NEAR THE ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA TO JUST E OF NICARAGUA NEAR 13N83W
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT ON FRI. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL
PANAMA SAT MORNING THEN WILL STALL AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA SUN. 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
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 72W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 16N W OF 73W.
HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W.
.FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 16N W OF
72W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. 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 N OF 17N W OF
69W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 69W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 69W 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 10 FT...HIGHEST NW PORTION. S OF 10N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N.
.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 WEST 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 EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N79W TO
THE SPACE COAST OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT TO NEAR 31N76W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI MORNING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT FRI WITH THE FRONT
REACHING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING.
MEANWHILE TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES
THE AREA NEAR 18.8N 74.6W FRI MORNING...MOVING TO NEAR 21.0N
73.1W FRI EVENING THEN TO 23.4N 71.5W SAT MORNING. TOMAS WILL
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 25.1N 70.2W SAT
EVENING...THEN TO 27.2N 67.9W BEFORE BECOMING POST TROPICAL
MON EVENING THROUGH TUE EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.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...S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE. 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 AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM
NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N 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 NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120
NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. 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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