000 FZNT23 KNHC 302104 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL IS LOCATED NEAR 21.0N 78.0W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. NOEL SHOULD CONTINUE W OVER CUBA TONIGHT NEAR 21.6N 78.8W AND THEN TURN NW NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA ON WED NEAR 22.6N 79.2W. THEREAFTER NOEL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE BAHAMAS ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE. TROUGH EXTENDING SW FROM NOEL TO 9N82W EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH END OF WEEK. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IS MOVING W 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 83W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 19N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 81W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W. S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL AT 21.0N 78.0W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. NOEL WILL CONTINUE W OVER CUBA TONIGHT REACHING 21.6N 78.8W AND THEN NW REACHING 22.6N 79.2W ON WED. NOEL IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OVER WATER LATE WED AND TURN TOWARD THE NE REACHING 24.1N 78.8W WED NIGHT AND 26.8N 77.2W ON THU. NOEL WILL THEN ACCELERATE NE AND UNDERGO EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION ON FRI. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM AND GALE WARNINGS ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 73W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 25N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF NOEL. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KT AND GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 29N. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT AND GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W ALONG THE BAHAMAS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 24N WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 50 KT AND GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. S OF 24N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 24N W OF 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 73W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 29N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 29N65W TO 21N75W. NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. SW OF LINE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN