000 FZNT23 KNHC 082131 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 20.5N 78.8W AT 4 PM EST MOVING NE AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE INLAND CUBA THIS EVENING REACHING TO NEAR 21.0N 77.5W BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. PALOMA WILL THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM SUN MORNING BEFORE EMERGING OFF THE N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.4N 76.9W SUN AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SW N ATLC SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT...DIMINISHING TO 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 40 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 76W AND 79W ...CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AND TO 12 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN E CUBA AND JAMAICA. 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 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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 E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 84W THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 78W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 13N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL NE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 18N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING ISOLATED TUE. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. S OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 19N E OF 59W. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CAROLINA SW INTO THE NE FL COAST WILL REACH FROM 31N74W 25N81W ON SUN...AND FROM 31N72W TO 24N79W MON...THEN DISSIPATE FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W ON TUE. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 20.5N 78.5W AT 4 PM EST MOVING NE AT 9 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO CROSS CENTRAL CUBA OVERNIGHT AND EMERGE INTO THE FAR SW N ATLC NEAR 21.4N 76.9 SUN AFTERNOON AS A TROPICAL STORM. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 21.8N 76.3W BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEAR 22.3N 76.0W MON AFTERNOON. THE REMNANT LOW WILL THEN MEANDER IN THAT REGION THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 78N... .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE. 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 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...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 AGUIRRE