000 FZNT23 KNHC 091448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 58W MOVING W 15 KT AND WILL BE ALONG 62W TONIGHT NEAR 65W MON...68W MON NIGHT THEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DECREASE SOME ON MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH WITH WINDS INCREASING TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 19N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 19N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND A SURFACE TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG E WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN DECREASE LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W MON AND MON NIGHT. .TUE...S OF 27N NE TO 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. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ FORECASTER BERG/DGS