000 FZNT23 KNHC 011521 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 65W AND 76W WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO WINDS AND SEAS AS THEY MOVE W 15 KT. LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 12N55W MOVING W-NW 15 KT WILL ENTER E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT... POSSIBLY BECOMING TROPICAL CYCLONE. LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN THU AND THU NIGHT...INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...THEN INTO W CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 18N AND 3 FT N OF 18N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 19N AND 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED TSTMS FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N AND 7 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W AND N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST W. S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 67W AND N OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 72W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W AND N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THU THEN LIFT N OF AREA THU NIGHT. RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO NW CUBA MOVE N TO ALONG 26N THU THEN 27N FRI AND SAT. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP N OF 27N NEAR 70W LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 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. 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