000 FZNT23 KNHC 280933 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN AT 16.2N 72.1W 1003 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS TO 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT NEAR 17.9N 74.6W...AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS NRN CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 21.5N 80.0W TUE NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO TURN NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA WED REACHING WRN BAHAMAS EARLY THU. WEAK TROUGH ACROSS WRN CARIBBEAN FROM 21N87W TO 15N80W FORECAST TO MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM MON. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUE N OF 19N E OF 82W... .TODAY...SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 19N NE OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 78W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 16N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NE PART. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 82W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 83W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS .THU...W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS...DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 13N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 71W E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 72W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 14N FROM 63W TO 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT W OF 72W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROPICAL STORM. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 74W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 71W. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NW PART DECREASE MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES IN CARIBBEAN CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG E WIND THROUGH MON. HIGH MOVES E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT OVER FLORIDA MOVING E AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE ALONG 30N MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT REINFORCING E FLOW ACROSS BAHAMAS THROUGH MID WEEK. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN OVER E CARIBBEAN SEA FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO TROPICAL STORM AS IT TRACKS NW ACROSS NRN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED...THEN TURN NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA LATE WED REACHING WRN BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WED INTO THU S OF 26N W OF 74W... .TODAY...S OF 26N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 72W...AND ALSO FAR NW PART. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 76W. .TUE...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FAR SW PART LATE WED INTO THU. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILD TO 16 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES