000 FZNT23 KNHC 100909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROUGH ALONG 60W WITH LOW PRES 19N60W 1010 MB MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE TROUGH WILL BE NEAR 64W LATE MON... NEAR 70W LATE TUE AND ALONG 76W LATE 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. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR ATLANTIC PASSAGES. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT 9 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 19N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 58W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 19N. .TUE...N OF 19N W OF 61W 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 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. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA AND A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH JUST SE OF THE AREA... AND WHICH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA AND THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WILL RESULT IN GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN WATERS E OF 70W THROUGH EARLY TUE BEFORE ABATING LATER TUE AND ON THROUGH THU AS THE TROUGH MOVES FURTHER W BEYOND THE BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS S FLORIDA WHERE IT WEAKENS FRI WHILE THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART FRI...EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SE PORTION WHERE THE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RATHER TIGHT. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 72W... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT TONIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N 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 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 70W. .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 LL