000 FZNT23 KNHC 040836 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY W OF 60W AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES EWD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW CARIB LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THU MAINTAINING MODERATE ELY WINDS OVER THE REGION. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WAS OVER THE NW BAHAMAS THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING ESE TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON THEN STALL TUE. GUSTY N WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF 60W WED AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ELONGATED ALONG 30N. WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E OF 60W THU AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES S OVER ATLC WATERS NE OF THE BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 72W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG