000 FZNT23 KNHC 062129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 16.3N 81.8W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC WILL INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.2N 81.9W BY LATE TONIGHT. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TURN NE AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TI NEAR 18.3N 82.0W BY FRI AFTERNOON...NEAR 19.3N 81.5W BY LATE FRI NIGHT...NEAR 20.ON 80.6W BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND CENTRAL CUBA SUN AFTERNOON. AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF PALOMA...INCREASING TO 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 26 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 NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 29 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 E OF 85W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E AND 90 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 240 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 TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF 78W...AND TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 19N E OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 2O KT... EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE ...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART...BECOMING ISOLATED TUE. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 14N W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 80W N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W N OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NE PART SAT AND SUN...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO 24N70W WILL MOVE NE TO ALONG 31N66W TO 27N68W FRI MORNING AND E OF AREA SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING...AND REACH FROM 31N79W TO 29N82W BY SAT NIGHT AND TO 31N71W 24N77W TO FL STRAITS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON FROM 31N70W TO 25N78W. TROPICAL STORM PALOMA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE LATE TONIGHT...THEN TRACK NE AS IT CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY REACHING CENTRAL CUBA ON SUN...THE WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT PASSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON LATE SUN INTO MON BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SUN NIGHT AND MON... .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. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN...S OF 26N E OF 77W NE WINDS AND S OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE SUN NIGHT S OF 24N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W. 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 5 TO 10 KT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT SE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W... AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE