000 FZNT23 KNHC 011457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY RETREAT E THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES OVER NW COLOMBIA WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS OVER A PORTION OF THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON MORNING. THE FRONT THEN REACHES FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATE MON AND BECOMES DIFFUSE MON. STRONG HIGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT MON. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W AND S OF 15N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 68W. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT E 70W. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N 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 IN E SWELL. 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 IN NE SWELL. 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 IN E SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL RETREAT TO E OF AREA BY LATE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY FRI AND REACH A PSN FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY SAT ...FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN SLOW DOWN FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...AND BE ALONG 29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY MON MORNING. STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD E TO W ALONG THE N PORTION MON BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 67W. .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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG/AGUIRRE