000 FZNT23 KNHC 060313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY WEAKENED TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA NEAR 13.8N 84.1W AT 0300 UTC MOVING N-NW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. IDA IS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS ACROSS NICARAGUA AND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES ACROSS NE NICARAGUA AND EXTREME E HONDURAS...AND THEN EMERGE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN CONTINUE ON A N-NW TRACK... STRENGTHENING AGAIN TO A T.S. BY SAT NIGHT 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 ACROSS THE BASIN. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 84W SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL SEAS TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS S AND W PORTIONS. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NEAR 30 KT LATE NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 82W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 83W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF IDA AND SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW OF IDA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF IDA. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 83W. S OF 12N W TO SW WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W S TO SW 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 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. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS E PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NORTHERLY WIND SURGE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT PASSES E OF AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH EARLY SAT...THEN MOVES OFFSHORE TO A POSITION JUST N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH MON...WHICH WILL ACT TO SHIFT WINDS TO THE E AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT WHICH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY FROM 26N THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...AND UP TO 10 FT IN THE GULF STREAM...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FROM W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 76W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. .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 FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .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 AND TUE...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING