000 FZNT23 KNHC 072129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 18.7N 81.3W 967 MB AT 4 PM EST MOVING NNE AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 19.3N 80.9W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 20.2N 79.8W SAT AFTERNOON...ALONG THE CUBAN COAST NEAR 21.1N 78.6W LATE SAT NIGHT. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AS ITS TRACKS NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH SUN MORNING...AND EMERGE OFF THE COAST NEAR 21.8N 77.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON. AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM W 60 NM N..30 NM E AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM QUADRANTS OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT...DIMINISHING TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANTS 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 6 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W 80W...CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF PALOMA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80S SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 20N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 80W N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 68W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N E OF 57W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W SAT NIGHT AND FROM 31N72W 24N78W SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N71W TO 25N75W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 18.7N 81.3W 967 MB AT 4 PM EST IS MOVING NNE AT 5 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN INTO TROPICAL STORM AS IT EMERGES INTO THE FAR SW N ATLC WATERS NEAR 21.8N 77.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.5N 75.0W BY TUE AFTERNOON AND NEAR 23.5N 75.0W BY WED AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W SUN THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR CUBAN COAST LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT S PART. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT S OF 23N LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 90 NM E OF COLD FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N AND 25N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PALOMA. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXCEPTED FROM 21N AND 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE OF 27N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT/ SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS CENTRAL PART. .TUE AND WED...WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT INCLUDING FL STRAIT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE