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FZNT26 KNHC 050932
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 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...HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 18.1N 74.9W AT 0900 UTC PRES
984 MB MOVING NE AT 8 KT. TOMAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO NEAR 22.1N 72.4W BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A FRONTAL
TROUGH S OF TOMAS TO NE PANAMA WILL BE REINFORCED BY A COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE FRONTAL TROUGH
WILL MOVE E AS IT TRAILS S OF TOMAS. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG
THE FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 72W...
.TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 15N W OF
72W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 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.
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND TROUGH. 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 TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. E OF TROUGH 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 TROUGH.
.SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WEST OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S
PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NE TO E N OF 17N E
OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF
17N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N
OF 14N W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N78W TO
VERO BEACH FLORIDA. WINDS TO NEARLY GALE FORCE WILL LIE JUST E
OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. HURRICANE TOMAS WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA LATE TODAY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT TO 31N72W TO JUST N OF TOMAS NEAR 22.1N 72.4W EARLY
SAT MORNING. TOMAS WILL DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM BY EARLY
SUN MORNING NEAR 25.8N 69.6W WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM
JUST TO ITS N TO 31N66W. TOMAS WILL MOVE TO 27.5N 67.5W EARLY
MON MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A REMNANT LOW EARLY TUE MORNING

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...
.TODAY...S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AFTER SUNRISE AND HURRICANE FORCE
LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 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 WINDS TO 33 KT 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.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS.
HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 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 WINDS TO 33KT 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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS.
HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 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 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
60 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 650
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 20 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
60 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 25N E OF 68W AND NEAR
FRONT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF TOMAS WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 67W.

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