000 FZNT23 KNHC 110234 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A RATHER COMPLEX PATTERN OVER THE CARIBBEAN CONSISTING OF TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 76W AND 66W AND A SFC TROUGH ALONG 83W... WILL SLOWLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A BROAD SFC LOW JUST E OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY MON. SW PORTION OF AN ATLC RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND ERN CARIB THROUGH THE PERIOD. END RESULT WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS IN THE WRN PORTION AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES IN THE E AND CENTRAL CARIB. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WITH STEEP E SWELL. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 70W. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH STEEP E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE MOVING W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND INTO THE SE GULF SAT. RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 29N THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT TO 27N SUN THROUGH TUE AS A TROUGH PUSHES E THROUGH THE NRN PORTION OF THE AREA...AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WILLIS/BERG 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. 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