000 FZNT23 KNHC 042127 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY NAMED TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 12.0N 82.7W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. IDA IS EXPECTED STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER NICARAGUA THU AND WEAKENING. IDA WILL CONTINUE ON A N-NW TRACK...PASSING N OF HONDURAS ON SAT AS A T.D. AND STRENGTHENING AGAIN TO A T.S. AS IT CONTINUES N...PASSING JUST E OF COZUMEL ON MON AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL YIELD LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT...W OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF IDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF IDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF IDA. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 11N W OF 81W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 11N W OF 81W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W OF 80W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL MON. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND SURGE OVER FORECAST WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E BY SUN WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT REMAINING IN PLACE. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 77W N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W OF 74W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 23N FRI NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT....EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER