000 FZNT23 KNHC 070314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PALOMA NEAR 17.3N 81.8W 987 MB AT 10 PM EST MOVING N AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 18.1N 81.7W FRI MORNING...THEN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 19.1N 81.5W BY FRI NIGHT. PALOMA IS WILL TURN NE TO NEAR 20.0N 80.8W BY SAT MORNING...NEAR 20.7N 79.8W SAT NIGHT WHILE STILL STRENGTHENING. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE EMERGING OFF THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA SUN NIGHT. AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 40 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BETWEEN 77W AND 85W. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E AND 50 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 E TO SE 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 85 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF 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 100 NM NE AND 80 NM SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA...INCREASING TO 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE SAT NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT...DIMINISHING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF PALOMA. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W 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. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 14N W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 80W N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W N OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W 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. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NE PART SAT AND SUN...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO 24N68W MOVING E 5 TO 10 KT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 31N66W TO 25N69W FRI AFTERNOON...AND TO JUST E OF AREA SAT MORNING. 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 FROM 31N71W 24N77W TO FL STRAITS BY SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N70W TO 25N78W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.3N 81.7W AT 10 PM EST IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE EMERGING OFF THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA AND INTO THE FAR SW WATERS SUN NIGHT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT PASSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON MON AND CONTINUE NE TO THE VICINITY OF THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY LATE TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE N PART MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W SUN... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W MON AND TUE... .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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS CENTRAL PART... SHIFTING TO MUCH OF N PART TUE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE