000 FZNT23 KNHC 090805 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 74W MOVING W 10-15 KT WILL BE ALONG 80W TONIGHT...82W FRI...THEN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 86W SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 73W S OF 26N MOVING W 10-15 KT WILL BE ALONG 77W TONIGHT...AND OVER FLORIDA FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 30N THROUGH MON. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN THEN EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA MON. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 29N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SUN AND MON...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL 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.