000 FZNT23 KNHC 032100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W MOVE W 20 KT TO 82W TONIGHT...88W SAT...THEN W OF AREA LATE SAT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 49W MOVE INTO TRPCL N ATLC WATERS SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF WAVE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 19N AND 3 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE. .SAT...E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR CUBA. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 10N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES MOVE OFF MID ATLC COAST N OF AREA SUN WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO NRN FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE THEN 31N70W TO E CUBA WED. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 75W E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. 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. 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.