000 FZNT23 KNHC 072129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM IDA ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 18.9N 84.3W 990 MB AT 5 PM EST MOVING N AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. IDA IS FORECAST TO MOVE N-NW THIS EVENING...STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE OVERNIGHT REACHING NEAR 21N 85W SUN MORNING...NEAR 22N 86.5W SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL ENTER THE FAR S GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. IN ITS WAKE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 84W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 17 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF IDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF IDA. S OF 18N W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY SUN NIGHT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 84W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. .THU...W OF 80W NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING E TO SE AND W OF 69W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 60W AND S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 60W INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT N OF 19N BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT AND MON. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW PORTION NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT NW PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W THROUGH THE S CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS ON SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE MID-ATLC SHIFTS E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF A LINE FROM 26N65W TO 23N71W TO 22N77W TO 29N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 77W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N E OF 72W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT WED. E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING