000 FZNT23 KNHC 060910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA INLAND OVER NE NICARAGUA NEAR 14.4N 84.0W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING N AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. IDA IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OFF OFF THE EMERGE OFF THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT TO NEAR 16.4N 84.4W...THEN MOVE NNW AS IT STRENGTHENS AGAIN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.4N 84.8W BY SAT AFTERNOON...NEAR 18.7N 85.4W BY LATE SAT NIGHT...AND TO NEAR 21.5N 86.7W BY SUN NIGHT BEFORE IT MOVES FURTHER NW INTO THE FAR S GULF OF MEXICO WATERS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL YIELD LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN LARGE NLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ON MON. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 84W SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 84W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT S OF IDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF IDA. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N W OF 78W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 81W AND N OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 65W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 60W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL NW PORTION. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN...THEN SHIFTS TO E PORTTION MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 AND MON...E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE