000 FZNT23 KNHC 020259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL RETREAT E THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM HAITI TO NEAR 14N78W TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OVER S WATERS...DECREASING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W AND S OF 15N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEA 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 60W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NORTH WILL RETREAT E OF AREA SAT IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY FRI AND REACH A PSN FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY SAT...FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM 29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY MON MORNING...AND FROM 24N65W TO HAITI TUE. STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD E TO W ALONG THE N PORTION MON BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 77W. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. 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 AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 75W AND TO 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E S OF 25N W OF 75W...AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N W OF 75W. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL