000 FZNT26 KNHC 070931 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN NOV 07 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...A TROUGH ALONG 69W WILL DRIFT E TO 67W TONIGHT AND BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE E CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED MORNING BEFORE THE SOUTHERN PORTION MOVES W TO 71W THU. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION N OF 17N THROUGH THU. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 73W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 16N . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WEST OF TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .TUE...N OF 19N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...N OF 19N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 26.2N 68.8W AT 0900 UTC PRES 989 MB MOVING NE AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TOMAS WILL DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT CONTINUES NE TO 26.5N 68.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND 26.8N 66.6W EARLY MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA AS A TROPICAL STORM TO 27.5N 64.2W MON AFTERNOON. A TROUGH EXTENDS S OF TOMAS AND WILL MOVE E WITH TOMAS THROUGH MON. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO JUST W OF TOMAS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES MOVES IN BEHIND TOMAS TUE THROUGH THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 85 NM E AND 175 NM W SEMICIRCLES BECOMING WITHIN 85 NM E AND 75 NM NW W SEMICIRCLES TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT AND TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE...80 NM SE...70 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT BECOMING WITHIN 40 NM NE AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 60 NM OF TOMAS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N E OF 73W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 74W AND 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$