000 FZNT23 KNHC 081503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IDA NEAR 21.2N 86.0W 983 MB AT 1000 AM EST IS MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. IDA WILL MOVE MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE S GULF OF MEXICO WATERS NEAR 22.8N 87.1W THIS EVENING. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AS IDA MOVES N. NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH WED...WITH A SECOND SET OF LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ARRIVING THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT. N OF 19 W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N W OF 83W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W AND N OF 16N S OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MONDAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING E TO SE AND W OF 69W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .THU...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF HISPANIOLA E TO SE WINDS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY 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 TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT N OF 19N BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT NW PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N47W TO 24N58W TO 22N71W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED AND FROM 31N74W TO EASTERN CUBA THU. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 29N AND SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT AND WED AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 71W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED AND BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 27 N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY