000 FZNT23 KNHC 050903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE TOMAS NEAR 18.1N 74.9W AT 0900 UTC PRES 984 MB MOVING NE AT 8 KT. TOMAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 22.1N 72.4W BY EARLY SAT MORNING. A FRONTAL TROUGH S OF TOMAS TO NE PANAMA WILL BE REINFORCED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE E AS IT TRAILS S OF TOMAS. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N E OF 76W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF 76W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NE PORTION TODAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 72W... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 15N W OF 72W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 69W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 69W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 70W EARLY. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH TO 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WEST OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NE TO E N OF 17N E OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 14N W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N78W TO VERO BEACH FLORIDA. WINDS TO NEARLY GALE FORCE WILL LIE JUST E OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. HURRICANE TOMAS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT TO 31N72W TO JUST N OF TOMAS NEAR 22.1N 72.4W EARLY SAT MORNING. TOMAS WILL DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM BY EARLY SUN MORNING NEAR 25.8N 69.6W WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST TO ITS N TO 31N66W. TOMAS WILL MOVE TO 27.5N 67.5W EARLY MON MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A REMNANT LOW EARLY TUE MORNING NEAR 28.5N 65.0W. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI NOV 05 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W... .TODAY...S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AFTER SUNRISE AND HURRICANE FORCE LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS TO 33KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 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 16 FT...HIGHEST N PORTION. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N PORTION...AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE... 60 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 650 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N PORTION. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST N PORTION...AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE... 60 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 68W AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF REMNANT LOW OF TOMAS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 67W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER