000 FZNT23 KNHC 271955 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS RIDGE BUILDS NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE SOUTH OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC FRIDAY THEN EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N ELY WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 61W THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 17N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. COLD FRONT ENTERS NE PORTION THU AND WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA FRI AND BE ALONG 30N SAT AND WEAKEN SOME SUNDAY. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 STRAITS OF FL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT FRI E OF 73W AND S OF 25N. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL