000 FZNT23 KNHC 070901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND W PORTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD S INTO THE AREA WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... .EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N E OF 67W WILL MOVE E OF AREA THIS MORNING. COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO GEORGIA/FLORIDA BORDER WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS AFTERNOON ...FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 31N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WED MORNING THEN E OF AREA BY WED EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRES NEAR 32N77W 1010 MB EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REACH NEAR 31N73W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 32N69W TONIGHT BRINGING GALES AND BRIEF STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI WITH RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE MAR 07 2006 ...STORM WARNING N OF 27N E OF 77W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 16 TO 22 FT WITHIN 150 SW QUADRANT OF LOW. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N PART. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART. REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE