000 FZNT23 KNHC 300317 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL AT 21.2N 75.0W 1000 MB AT 1100 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNRISE IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AS NOEL MOVES N ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. A TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM NOEL TO 10N82W EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 64W TUE...70W WED...76W THU...82W FRI...AND 87W SAT. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 78W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 18N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 79W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. E OF 90W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN WINDWARD PASSAGE N OF 18N W OF 71W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE...CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA TOWARD SUNRISE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17W W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 71W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL NEAR 21.2N 75.0W 1000 MB AT 1100 PM EDT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 KT NEAR 22.2N 76.3W TUE MORNING...STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 23.3N 77.6W TUE NIGHT...24.4N 78.4W WED MORNING. NOEL IS THEN EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND MAKE A TURN TO THE NE REACHING NEAR 25.5N 78.5W WED NIGHT AND 28.5N 75.5 LATE THU. EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION IS EXPECTED ON FRI. GALE CONDITIONS N OF THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WED. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W. ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT... ...EXPECT GALE CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WED THROUGH FRI N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT AND SEAS TO 20 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 26N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT AND SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF NOEL. .WED THROUGH FRI..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT AND SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF NOEL. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 68W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI