000 FZNT23 KNHC 082149 RRA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...RETRANSMISSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES INCREASE THROUGH SUN AS STRONG RIDGE BUILDS 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 THU $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. .TUE...W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NE PART LATE. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...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. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE N OF THE AREA AND A SURFACE TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART INTO THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WILL INTERACT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH SOME LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .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 E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 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. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 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 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS