000 FZNT23 KNHC 180910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO HONDURAS TODAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 17N E OF 81W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W 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 TO E 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. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .TODAY...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER WRN ATLC WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE S OF THE HIGH AS THE HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2007 .TODAY...W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 73W AND SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WED BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN