000 FZNT23 KNHC 081524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 19.9N 79.3W AT 10 AM EST MOVING ENE AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.4N 78.2W THIS EVENING AND NEAR 21.0N 77.0W SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS CUBA...WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.5N 76.4W SUN EVENING BEFORE IT PASSES INTO THE SW N ATLC. AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICRIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT...DIMINISHING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE AND 60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 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 19N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...CONDITIONS MOVING N OF AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 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 19N W OF 77W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 77W AND 85W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...E OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 78W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 10 KT OR LESS. 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. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W TONIGHT AND FROM 31N73W 25N80W SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 19.9N 79.3W AT 10 AM EST MOVING ENE AT 8 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO CROSS CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND EMERGE INTO THE ATLC MOVING TO NEAR 22.0N 76.0 BY MON MORNING AS A TROPICAL STORM. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEAR 22.5N 75.8W TUE MORNING AND MEANDER IN THAT REGION AS A REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.0N 76.3W WED MORNING. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N BETWEEN 76N AND 79N... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W SUN THROUGH TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT S OF 23N. 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...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 30N. 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 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SE PART. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 22N BETWEEN 76N AND 79N WITHIN HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR S OF 22N W OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT BUILDING TO 20 KT W OF 72W. 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 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 23N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 70 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S AND CENTRAL PART. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF PALOMA. 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 S AND 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 SCHAUER CLARK