000 FZNT23 KNHC 010841 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 65W AND 76W WILL CAUSE LITTLE CHANGE TO WINDS AND SEAS AS THEY MOVE W 15 KT. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N55W IS MOVING WNW NEAR 15 KT AND WILL CROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY AND THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND THU NIGHT...INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...W OF 68W AND N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST W. S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 68W AND N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W AND N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY THROUGH THU THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO W CUBA WILL LIFT N TO 26N THU THEN 27N FRI AND SAT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP N OF 27N NEAR 70W LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS ISSUED A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH FREQUENCY /HF/ RADIO BROADCASTS OF WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS VIA RADIOFACSIMILE OR VOICE AND SITOR/NBDP. A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY BE FOUND AT: HTTP://DMSES.DOT.GOV/DOCIMAGES/P101/466958.PDF A COPY OF THE NOTICE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED VIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FTPMAIL E-MAIL SERVER. FOR THE FTPMAIL HELP FILE SEND E-MAIL TO FTPMAIL@WEATHER.NOAA.GOV WITH THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY OF MESSAGE. THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS AUGUST 24 2007.