000 FZNT23 KNHC 100244 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA IS INLAND OVER CUBA NEAR 22.0N 78.0W 1007 MB AT 10 PM EST MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.2N 78.1W BY MON MORNING. A TROUGH FROM 15N55W TO 15N59W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATED WED AND THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE WED THROUGH FRI. AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 79W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 79W S TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N W OF 83W...AND NE PART. .MON THROUGH TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 71 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N...WITH 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 16N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W. .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. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N E OF 57W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 16N E OF 57W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA IS INLAND CUBA NEAR 22.0N 78.0W 1007 MB AT 10 PM EST MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT NEAR THE CENTER. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.2N 78.1W BY MON MORNING...THEN THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CENTRAL CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NEAR THE REMNANT LOW MON. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT DISSIPATES E OF THE AREA WED AND THU. STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS FROM W TO E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SE U.S. BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 68W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF PALOMA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANT LOW...EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT. .TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF PALOMA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 21N75W TO 31N65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF SAME LINE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF REMNANT LOW. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE