000 FZNT23 KNHC 050303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 12.5N 83.1W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING NW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. IDA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER NICARAGUA THU MORNING AND WEAKEN. IDA WILL CONTINUE ON A N-NW TRACK...PASSING N OF HONDURAS EARLY SAT AS A T.D. AND STRENGTHENING AGAIN TO A T.S. BY EVENING AS IT CONTINUES N...PASSING E OF CANCUN MEXICO ON MON. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL YIELD LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W SAT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF IDA AND SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW OF IDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF IDA. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 11N W OF 82W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 11N W OF 82W. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF IDA...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N77W WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NORTHERLY SURGE THU NIGHT AND PASS E OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E BY SUN WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT REMAINING IN PLACE. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 73W N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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...N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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