000 FZNT23 KNHC 010912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLC MOVING SLOWLY E. LOW PRESSURE OVER NW COLOMBIA STATIONARY. PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO CAUSING STRONG ELY WINDS OVER REGION TODAY THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN AND TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATE MON WITH GUSTY N AND NE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 12 W OF 70W. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT E OF 60W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEA 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 60W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE NE OF BAHAMAS TODAY MOVING E THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY SAT AND TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE MON TO THE SE BAHAMAS. A POLAR HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG GUSTY N AND NE WINDS. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 0430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW OF A FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG