000 FZNT23 KNHC 020252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 75W THU NIGHT...81W FRI NIGHT...AND INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN ON SAT. LOW PRES NEAR 12N58W 1010 MB TONIGHT IS MOVING WNW 15 KT...AND WILL ENTERING THE E CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 13N66W THU NIGHT...14N73W FRI NIGHT...AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 41W S OF 18N TONIGHT IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55W FRI NIGHT...NEAR 62W ON SAT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR THE ISLANDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 66W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART BECOMING ISOLATED BY EARLY FRI. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 13N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 58W TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO W CUBA WILL MOVE N TO ALONG 27N THU NIGHT...TO ALONG 28N FRI...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE UNITED STATES SE COAST FRI AND MOVE ENE PASSING JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH MAY EXTEND SW TO NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 71W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 71W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S 10 KT W OF 75W BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 71W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 71W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 71W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 71W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 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. 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