000 FZNT23 KNHC 120235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES...ONE ALONG 71W AND ANOTHER ALONG 81W...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. FRESH ELY TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. .WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN ALONG 28N THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT S TO 25N SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A TROUGH PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W ON MON...31N67W TO SOUTH FLORIDA ON TUE...THEN DISSIPATE FROM 31N66W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON WED. RIDGE RE-BUILDS ALONG 31N ON THU. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH. .TUE...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER 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. 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.