000 FZNT23 KNHC 081110 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 600 AM EST SAT NOV 08 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.6N 79.8W 945 MB AT 530 AM EST MOVING NE AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.1N 79.4W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 20.8N 78.2W TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS CUBAN NEAR 21.4N 77.2W SUN THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AS MOVES INTO THE ATLC. AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND 90 NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT...DIMINISHING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER N E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 38 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W 80W...CONDITIONS MOVING N OF AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING 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 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 OT 6 FT. N OF 20N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W 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. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W TONIGHT AND FROM 31N74W 25N80W SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N72W TO 25N75W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 19.5N 80.1W 950 MB AT 4 AM EST MOVING NE AT 6 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO CROSS CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND WEAKEN INTO TROPICAL STORM THEN EMERGE INTO THE ATLC NEAR 21.8N 76.5W SUN NIGHT PALOMA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.0N 76.0W TUE NIGHT AND NEAR 23.0N 76.5W WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W LATE SUN THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT S OF 23N LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 24N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N AND 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS CENTRAL PART. .TUE AND WED...WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW. $$ FORECASTER DGS