000 FZNT23 KNHC 160901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WRN ATLC IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE SE COAST...ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND OVER THE CARIBBEAN...AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE TROP N ATLC. THE COLD FRONT WILL SLIP INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND EXTEND FROM WRN CUBA TO BELIZE ON SAT. ELY FLOW WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N BEHIND THE WEAKENING FRONT. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N INCREASING TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS WITH FRONT. .SAT...N OF 20N INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT UP TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...1010 MB LOW PRES WILL EMERGE OFF THE E COAST TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SLY FLOW WILL PRECEDE THE LOW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT WATERS TO THE N. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...AND 31N65W TO ERN CUBA SUN MORNING. STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT WILL DIMINISH SUN. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL VEER AND INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE STARTING LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N W OF 75W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN