000 FZNT23 KNHC 022101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC RIDGE AND COLOMBIAN LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG ELY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECEASE SOME OVER THE AREA AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN...AND REACH FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS MON WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TUE. THE N PORTION OF THE FRONT CONTINUES E AND APPROACHES THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT FAR SW PART...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE COAST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 79W 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 30 KT AND GUSTY NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N 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 IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 60W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 60W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING VARIABLE MOSTLY N 10 KT OR LESS WED AFTERNOON FAR NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL FAR NW PART LATE WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE AREA WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY SAT MORNING...FROM 31N67W TO S FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN AFTERNOON. ON MON STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA...AND THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 26N65W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE MON INTO TUE AND BECOMES DIFFUSE WED. THE STRONG HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH WED INCREASING THE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 71W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT N OF 29N...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO OCCASIONAL 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF 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 AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT 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 W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E S OF 25N W OF 75W...AND TO 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...NW OF FRONT TO 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF A LINE FROM 25N80W 28N72W TO 30N65W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE