000 FZNT23 KNHC 100315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROUGH ALONG 59W N OF 15N IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE TROUGH WILL BE NEAR 65W MON...NEAR 69W TUE AND ALONG 75W WED AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THU TO NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY FRI. STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND DIMINISH SOME MON THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH WITH WINDS INCREASING LATE WED THROUGH FRI OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 19N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 78W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 19N... .TONIGHT...N OF 19N 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 19N.. .TUE...N OF 19N W OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART EARLY. .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... BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA AND A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH JUST SE OF THE AREA... AND WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA AND THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS E OF 70W THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY TUE BEFORE ABATING LATER TUE AND ON THROUGH THU AS THE TROUGH MOVES FURTHER W BEYOND THE BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS S FLORIDA WHERE IT WEAKENS FRI WHILE THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART FRI...EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SE PORTION WHERE THE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RATHER TIGHT. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 ...GALE WARNING FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO 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. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH TUE...FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART NEAR FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE