000 FZNT23 KNHC 091448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W IS MOVING W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AT 10 TO 15 KT. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS RIDGING BUILDS BEHIND THE WAVE. A SECOND WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE FAR ERN CARIBBEAN FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 28N66W THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH ELY FLOW. RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY STATIONARY ALONG 28N THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL W OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF THE TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF THE TROUGH FROM 22N TO 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 75W. .SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN 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.