000 FZNT23 KNHC 060908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 15N82W WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 16N83W LATER TODAY AND 17N83W TONIGHT. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 18N83W FRI... 19N83W FRI NIGHT...20N81W SAT NIGHT...AND INLAND OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN NIGHT. AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 77W AND 85W FRI THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPANDING WITHIN 80 NM OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 86W. .FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 79W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 19N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N W OF 81W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E OF 80W N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W N OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE E TO SE WINDS 10 BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE 10 KT OR LESS NW WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW N OF AREA TO 31N71W TO 26N76W WILL MOVE NE ALONG 31N66W 26N69W LATER TODAY...31N65W 28N67W FRI MORNING AND E OF AREA SAT. MEANWHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AND EXTENDS ALONG 31N78W 28N81W SUN MORNING AND TO 31N67W 24N76W MON. MEANWHILE TROPICAL STORM PALOMA CURRENTLY IN THE W CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE WHILE MOVING NE NEAR AND OVER CUBA SUN AND WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE BAHAMAS MON. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF COLD FRONT E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KR. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 74W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 64W IN NE SWELL. .SAT...W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. HIGHEST WINDS EARLY. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI