Caribbean Sea Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT23 KNHC 080327
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

AMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM IDA ACROSS THE NW 
CARIBBEAN NEAR 20.1N 84.6W 990 MB AT 11 PM EST MOVING N-NW AT 10 
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. IDA IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE N-NW AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE 
OVERNIGHT REACHING NEAR 21N 85W SUN MORNING...NEAR 23N 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.

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AMZ082-080930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.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 150 NM NE...120 NM 
SE...70 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT. 
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.  

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AMZ084-080930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 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.

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AMZ086-080930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N S OF HISPANIOLA.  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 EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL THROUGH ATLANTIC PASSAGES.
.THU...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ087-080930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 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.

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AMZ088-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W THROUGH 
THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 21N72W 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 
SE THROUGH THE NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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AMZ080-080930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. WITHIN 
180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W AND 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.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 WED...W OF BAHAMAS 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 E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT 
N OF 30N E OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO TO 
26N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING