000 FZNT23 KNHC 092041 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN JAMAICA WILL LIFT OUT OF THE AREA TO THE NW TONIGHT. A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES...NEAR 58W AND 71W...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE SUN. RIDGING BUILDING BEHIND THESE WAVES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH ELY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 86W. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 77W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 77W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .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 S OF 11N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 71W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 66W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 66W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 29N72W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO EASTERN CUBA. THIS WILL CONTINUE MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY STATIONARY ALONG 28N THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2007 .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TUE. 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.