000 FZNT23 KNHC 030316 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 13.7N 75.1W AT 0300 UTC PRES 1006 MB MOVING W NW AT 7 KT. TOMAS WILL CONTINUE AS A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 14.0N 75.9W WED MORNING...TO 14.4N 76.5W WED EVENING...THEN TO 15.0N 76.6W THU MORNING. TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 16.0N 76.0W THU EVENING...THEN WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES 19.0N 73.9W FRI EVENING. TOMAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR HAITI REACHING 22.0N 71.5W SAT EVENING THEN WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 22.5N 69.5W SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N E OF 79W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS E OF 78W THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE TONIGHT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED THROUGH THU. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 84W WED NIGHT AND THU. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 79W TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS WED THROUGH THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .SAT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 13N E OF 79W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 14N E OF 79W THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 13N E OF 79W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT WED NIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 22 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 14N E OF 79W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 73W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI N OF 15N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT WED NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED NIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 26 FT THU. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N W OF 72W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. .SAT...W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 20 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT BETWEEN 30N AND 31N WILL DISSIPATE BY WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO SE FLORIDA THU NIGHT...FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AFTERNOON... FROM 31N68W TO JUST N OF TOMAS SAT MORNING THEN E OF THE AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM TOMAS...CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 21.0N 72.5W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.5N 70.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE NOV 02 2010 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W LATE FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N 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 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 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 WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 180 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W. 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. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 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. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY