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FZNT23 KNHC 090305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

AMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA JUST INLAND THE CUBAN COAST NEAR 
20.9N 77.9W AT 10 PM EST IS MOVING NE AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. PALOMA WILL WEAKEN AS
IT CONTINUES TO TRACK NE ACROSS CUBA REACHING TO NEAR 21.4N
77.0W BY SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
PULLS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE N COAST OF CUBA AND INTO THE 
FAR SW N ATLC SUN NIGHT NEAR 21.8N 76.3W.

AMZ082-090330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 76W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
100 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH HURRICANE FORCE 
WINDS JUST INLAND THE COAST. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT 
OVER LAND...DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT SUN...THEN 
LIFTING TO JUST N OF AREA SUN NIGHT WITH WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM 
NE QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 12 FT FT SUN MORNING BETWEEN E CUBA AND JAMAICA AND TO 8 FT 
SUN.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 81W AND S TO SW E OF 77W SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT SUN NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 85W...AND SE TO S 10 KT E 
OF 77W. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 79W WINDS BECOMING 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.

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AMZ084-090330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 81W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 13N W OF 81W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N 
SWELL. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL N OF 13N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 78W.
.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.

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AMZ086-090330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 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.

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AMZ087-090330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N.

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AMZ088-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...UPDATED 
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N80W SW TO 
INLAND NE FL WILL MOVE TO ALONG 31N74W TO 25N81W ON SUN...AND 
FROM 31N72W TO 24N79W MON...THEN DISSIPATE FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W 
ON TUE. HURRICANE PALOMA JUST INLAND E CUBA NEAR 20.9N 77.7W AT 
10 PM EST IS MOVING NE AT 9 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS NE ACROSS CUBA REACHING TO NEAR 21.4N 77.0W BY SUN 
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT PULLS FURTHER 
AWAY FROM THE N COAST OF CUBA AND INTO THE FAR SW N ATLC SUN 
NIGHT NEAR 21.8N 76.3W...NEAR 22.3N 75.9W MON MORNING...THEN
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 22.6N 75.8W MON NIGHT.
THE DEPRESSION WILL THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW TUE NEAR
23.0N 76.0W...THEN MOVE NW WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. STRONG 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND 
WED...THEN SHIFT TO THE NE PART THU.

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AMZ080-090330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AND 
77W SUN NIGHT AND MON...

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N BETWEEN 75W AW OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 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 THROUGH MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW
QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF PALOMA OVER FORECAST WATERS...DIMINISHING
TO 60 NM E AND 45 W SEMICIRCLES MON. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 
80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT SUN NIGHT AND TO 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT MON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM E AND 60 NM 
W SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT SUN NIGHT
AND TO 15 FT MON. 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 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 23N BETWEEN 
72W AND 78W.
.MON NIGHT...WITHIN 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
PALOMA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM OF CENTER OF DEPRESSION WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM 
OF DEPRESSION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT NEAR CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF REMNANT LOW.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NW SWELL W OF 73W...AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 73W. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE