000 FZNT23 KNHC 092126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY DOWNGRADED TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA INLAND OVER CUBA NEAR 21.1N 78.9W 1004 MB AT 4 PM EST IS NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NW TO NEAR 21.6N 78.1W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.2N 78.2W BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND THE SW BAHAMAS THROUGH WED. A TROUGH FROM 16N55W TO 14N58W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE WED AND THU. AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N W OF 82W. .MON...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 78W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU W OF 83W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 67W. .MON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 13N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N E OF 57W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 16N E OF 57W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY DOWNGRADED TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA INLAND OVER CUBA NEAR 21.1N 78.9W AT 4 PM EST IS NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NW TO NEAR 21.6N 78.1W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.2N 78.2W BY MON AFTERNOON. THE REMNANT LOW OF PALOMA WILL THEN BE CLOSE THE COAST OF CUBA NEAR 22.7N 78.3W BY LATE MON NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE NEAR 23.0N 78.5W TUE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FL WILL MOVE E TO A POSITION FROM 31N70W TO THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION MON. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E PASSING THROUGH BERMUDA LATE TUE THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SLIDES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT WITHIN 45 NM OF THE CUBAN COAST BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE CUBAN COAST BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 210 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF PALOMA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF REMNANT LOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF PALOMA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 21N75W TO 31N65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF SAME LINE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF REMNANT LOW. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON INTO FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL FRI. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE