000 FZNT23 KNHC 080314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.1N 80.9W 962 MB AT 10 PM EST MOVING NE AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 19.8N 80.3W SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN SOME NEAR 20.5N 79.2W SAT NIGHT. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO CROSS THE CUBAN COAST LATE SAT NIGHT REACHING TO NEAR 21.2N 78.0W SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT EMERGES OFF THE COAST NEAR 21.7N 77.1W BY SUN NIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 90 NM W AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND 90 NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. 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 OVER FORECAST WATERS...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF PALOMA. HIGHEST SEAS 36 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. 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 80W...CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 19 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF PALOMA OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 16N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N 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..EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR W PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 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 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING ISOLATED TUE. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N E OF 57W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 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 BY SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N71W TO 25N75W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 19.1N 80.9W 962 MB AT 10 PM EST IS MOVING NE AT 6 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN INTO TROPICAL STORM...THEN EMERGE INTO THE FAR SW N ATLC WATERS NEAR 21.7N 77.1W EARLY SUN EVENING. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.0N 76.0W BY EARLY TUE NIGHT AND NEAR 23.5N 76.0W BY EARLY WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 24N 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 W OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN ALONG THE CUBAN COAST BETWEEN 76W AND 79W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 EXPECTED FROM 21N AND 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S 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 AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE