000 FZNT23 KNHC 100329 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL RESULT IN SOME WEAKENING OF TRADES THROUGH SUN. RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA MON AND TUE WITH TRADES INCREASING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AS WEAK TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 16N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES NEAR JUST E OF THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 25N73W 1012 MB IN COMBINATION WITH A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 27N74W AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE ALONG WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS OVER THE NE PART THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 30N66W 1011 MB BY SAT NIGHT WITH A TRAILING TROUGH TO E CUBA. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA LATER ON SAT NIGHT. TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 26N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS S OVER THE WRN PORTION SUN AND MON. A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NRN PORTION LATE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI MAR 09 2007 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N E OF 73W N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .SUN...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF TROUGH TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 76W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE