000 FZNT23 KNHC 080841 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUN AS STRONG RIDGING BECOMES ANCHORED OVER THE W ATLC. A TROUGH ALONG 52W WILL MOVE E TO 57W THIS AFTERNOON...62W SUN...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS E OF THE AXIS. WINDS RE-STRENGTHEN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR CUBA. .MON...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NE PART LATE. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 62W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA AND A SURFACE TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH SOME LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY...S OF 24N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 23N E OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG