000 FZNT23 KNHC 121445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 77W AND 86W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. FRESH ELY TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N22W EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 80W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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 SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. 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 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. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO 25N TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A TROUGH PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W MON...31N70W TO SOUTH FLORIDA TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED. RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG 31N THU. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. .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 SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. .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 20 KT. 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 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.