000 FZNT23 KNHC 161457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER CARIBBEAN BASIN. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE SE COAST...ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO NW CARIBBEAN FROM WRN CUBA TO BELIZE SAT. ELY FLOW INCREASES EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N INCREASING TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS WITH FRONT. .SAT...N OF 20N INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 COLOMBIA 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. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT UP TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E 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. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...1006 MB LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG SLY FLOW PRECEDES FRONT W OF 74W THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO MIAMI FL TONIGHT...31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...AND 31N65W TO ERN CUBA SUN. STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT SAT WILL DIMINISH SUN. WINDS VEER AND INCREASE SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 MUNDELL