000 FZNT23 KNHC 021525 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 13.5N 72.6W AT 1500 UTC PRES 1003 MB MOVING W 9 KT. TOMAS WILL CONTINUE W AS A TROPICAL STORM TO 13.7N 73.8W TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 14.1N 75.0W WED MORNING. TOMAS WILL TAKE A NORTHWARD TURN AND INTENSIFY FURTHER...REACHING 15.2N 76.0W THU MORNING AND 17.2W 74.9W FRI MORNING. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT PASSES OVER HAITI BUT REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 20.0N 72.0W SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING WED S OF 16N E OF 76W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 78W. .WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 65 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUST TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .SAT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N E OF 76W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 78W. .WED...HURRICANE FORCE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUST TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 71W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE WED WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUST TO 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUST TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .SAT...W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 2 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N W OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COASTAL TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W WILL LINGER UNTIL THU WHEN IT IS PICKED UP BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON AND EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 26N80W FRI MORNING AND FROM 31N67W TO N OF TOMAS...FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE NEAR 20.0N 72.0W...SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W LATE FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N E OF 80W TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 180 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER