000 FZNT23 KNHC 020819 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS...PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC RIDGE AND COLOMBIAN LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG ELY WINDS OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SUN. SOME DECREASE IN WINDS OVER CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE S CENTRAL SECTIONS AS GRADIENT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND TO NEAR JAMAICA LATE MON. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE LATE TUE OVER N CENTRAL PORTION OF CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OVER S WATERS...DECREASING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT..EXCEPT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEA 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SAT AND MOVES E SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL ACCELERATE SE MON TO THE SE BAHAMAS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 24N60W TO 20N71W LATE TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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. .TUE...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER RRG