NWS Forecast

FZNT23 KNHC 072129
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 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.

AMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

SYNOPSIS
STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM IDA ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN NEAR 18.9N 84.3W 990 MB AT 5 PM EST MOVING N AT 9 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. IDA IS FORECAST TO
MOVE N-NW THIS EVENING...STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
OVERNIGHT REACHING NEAR 21N 85W SUN MORNING...NEAR 22N 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.

AMZ082-080330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 84W


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 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
90 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 17 FT BUILDING
TO 18 TO 20 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 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. 

AMZ084-080330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 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.

AMZ086-080330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

TONIGHT THROUGH SUN
N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.

THU
E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

AMZ087-080330-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 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.

AMZ088-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W THROUGH THE S
CENTRAL BAHAMAS 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 INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED.

AMZ080-080330-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
430 PM EST SAT NOV 07 2009

TONIGHT
NW OF A LINE FROM 26N65W TO 23N71W TO 22N77W TO 29N N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 77W NE 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT W OF 75W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N
W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N E OF 72W.

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 THU
W OF BAHAMAS E TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
FAR SE PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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