000 FZNT23 KNHC 092130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 59W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT AND WILL BE ALONG NEAR 65W MON...69W TUE ALONG 75W WED THEN OVER W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. 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. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 19N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 19N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 19N... .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 15N TO 17N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .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. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 ...GALE WARNING FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL MON NIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 BAHAMA...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. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS