000 FZNT23 KNHC 031524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W MOVING W 20 KT WILL BE NEAR 76W THIS AFTERNOON...81W TONIGHT...86W SAT...THEN MOVE W OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA ALONG 48W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE. .SAT...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR CUBA. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 10N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST SAT WITH A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPING FROM 31N73W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.