000 FZNT23 KNHC 090309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE W ATLC. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 55W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY SUN EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN LATER SUN THROUGH TUE. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE W ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WED AND THUS AS IT WEAKENS. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN WED AND THU IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 83W AND 4 TO 7 W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. .TUE...W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .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 IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NE PART LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN STRONG HIGH CENTERED N OF THE AREA AND A SURFACE TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA AND THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN STRONG E WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH SOME LATE WED AND THU. THE HIGH CENTER WILL THEN SHIFT SE TO JUST E OF THE NE PART BY THU. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUN. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 69W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 23N E OF 70W E WINDS INCREASING TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE WED...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE WED. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE