000 FZNT23 KNHC 070856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PALOMA NEAR 17.8N 81.7W 987 MB AT 4 AM EST MOVING N AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. PALOMA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N 81.6W THIS AFTERNOON THEN NEAR 19.5N 81.0W TONIGHT TO 20.4N 80.1W SAT NEAR 21.1N 79.1W SAT NIGHT. PALOMA IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING AND AFTERNOON THEN OFF THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA SUN NIGHT. AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 30 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 86W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 85 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 79W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 80 NM SEMICIRCLES OF PALOMA. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT...DIMINISHING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF PALOMA. HIGHEST SEAS 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...CONDITIONS N OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF 78W...AND TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 20N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N67W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N79W TO 29N82W SAT NIGHT AND FROM 31N71W 24N77W TO FL STRAITS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE FROM 31N70W TO 25N78W. HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.8N 81.7W AT 4 AM EST IS FORECAST TI CROSS CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.0N 76.5W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI NOV 07 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W MON AND TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 74W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS CENTRAL PART... SHIFTING TO MUCH OF N PART TUE. $$ FORECASTER DGS