000 FZNT23 KNHC 170322 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST...ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH W CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND WEAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM W CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT...AND FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE SAT MORNING...THE WEAKEN FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGHS BUILDS S OVER THE W ATLC EARLY NEXT WEEK INCREASING TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG PRE- FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .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. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO W CUBA BY DAYBREAK SAT...FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA BY SAT NIGHT...THEN BE LOCATED OVER THE FAR SE PART AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SUN NIGHT INTO MON. STRONG SLY FLOW WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT W OF 74W. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON. STRONGER HIGHER PRES THEN BUILDS S INTO THE W ATLC TUE AND WED SHARPLY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 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 IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .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 IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE