000 FZNT23 KNHC 162052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT 20N N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF S COAST THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG SLY FLOW PRECEDES FRONT W OF 74W. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO MIAMI FL TONIGHT...31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...AND 31N65W TO ERN CUBA SUN. STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT SAT WILL DIMINISH SUN. WINDS VEER AND INCREASE SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO ATLC WATERS. WINDS INCREASE FURTHER AND SPREAD N WED. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. .WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL