000 FZNT23 KNHC 050909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...T.S. IDA NEAR 12.8N 83.4W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. IDA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER NICARAGUA EARLY THIS MORNING AND WEAKEN TO A T.D. FRI NIGHT. 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 SAT EVENING AS IT CONTINUES N-NW...PASSING JUST E OF CANCUN MEXICO ON MON. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL YIELD LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W SAT THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF IDA AND SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW OF IDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF IDA. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 11N W OF 82W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF IDA. HIGHEST SEAS 19 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 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W OF 81W. .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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 66W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 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 SUN NIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 25N77W WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NORTHERLY SURGE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT PASSES E OF AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH EARLY SAT...THEN MOVES OFFSHORE TO A POSITION JUST N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH MON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE E BY SUN WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 25N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY