000 FZNT23 KNHC 310303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... 1130 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. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 83W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 83W WLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 79W SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 78W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT ON THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 81W WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 81W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL FROM 11N TO 19N AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NOEL AT 21.4N 78.1W 1002 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. NOEL WILL CONTINUE NW OVER CUBA TONIGHT REACHING 22.1N 78.8W WED MORNING AND THEN BACK OVER WATER DURING THE DAY REACHING 23.3N 78.8W LATE WED. NOEL IS FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE NE REACHING 25.1N 78.0W THU MORNING AND UNDERGO EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION THU NIGHT AND FRI AS IT ACCELERATES NE. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI...IN FACT...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED AT THAT TIME. TROUGH HANGS SW FROM EXTRATROPICAL STORM SAT ALONG 30N65W 22N76W AND SHIFTS E SUN ALONG 26N65W 21N73W. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND GALE WARNING 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 GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 26N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT AND GUSTS TO 45 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 25 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 AND THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT ALONG AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...STORM CONDITIONS N OF 24N WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 50 KT AND GUSTS TO 60 KT. MAX SEAS 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. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SUBSIDING FROM S TO N. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI