000 FZNT23 KNHC 170911 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 CORRECTED TIME PERIOD FOR AMZ088 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE YUCATAN TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING SUN. STRONG NLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. ELSEWHERE GENERALLY MODERATE ELY WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROP N ATLC WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .TODAY...W OF 85W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH 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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...AND FROM 28N65W TO 22N76W SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKENING TO FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY MON. STRONG SWLY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT W OF 75. STRONG NWLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE ON THE SRN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH PRES OVER THE SRN BAHAMAS STARTING LATE SUN...THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND ADJACENT WATERS TO THE E THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN