000 FZNT23 KNHC 110835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SMALL AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 76W AND 66W AND A SFC TROUGH ALONG 82W/83W N OF 14N WILL SLOWLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A BROAD SFC LOW JUST E OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY MON. SW PORTION OF ATLC RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND ERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS IN WRN PORTION AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES IN THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 70W. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH MOVING PAST THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY INTO THE SE GULF. RIDGE AXIS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 29N TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTS TO 27N SUN THROUGH TUE AS A TROUGH PUSHES N OF THE AREA AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S OF 26N. .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 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.