000 FZNT23 KNHC 290904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...UPDATED 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL AT 18.0N 72.3W 1002 MB AT 500 AM EDT MOVING N-NW OR 340 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. NOEL MOVE OVER MOUNTAINOUS HAITI EARLY TODAY WILL BRING WINDS DOWN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUT ITS EXIT BACK OVER WATER JUST N OF WINDWARD PASSAGE AT 21.1N 74W LATE TODAY ALLOW IT TO STRENGTHEN BACK TO TROPICAL STORM N OF AREA. STATIONARY TROUGH EXTEND SW OF NOEL TO 9N82W. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N FROM 70W TO 73W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER OF NOEL WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT INCREASE TO 60 GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY DECREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 58W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W 29N81W START MOVING E TODAY. TROPICAL STORM NOEL IN CARIBBEAN AT 18.0N 72.3 W AT 500 AM EDT EXPECTED TO MOVE N CROSSING WINDWARD PASSAGE INTO SW ATLC WATERS NEAR 21.1N 74.0W TONIGHT MOVING NW ALONG CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND TURN N ALONG 76W THEN NE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N W OF 68W TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N FROM 72W TO 76W TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI N OF 22N FROM 70W TO 75W... .TODAY...NW OF 26 W OF 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 23N FROM 72W TO 76W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. S OF 23N E OF 72W SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 23N W OF 76W NE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 74W...SPREADING N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 22N FROM 70W AND 75W THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING NWD E OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES