000 FZNT23 KNHC 131531 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W MOVE W OF AREA TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47W MOVE 15 KT TO ALONG 55W TUE...60W WED...66W THU AND 73W FRI. TROPICAL LOW PRES WELL E OF AREA MOVE W REACHING 15N57W LATE THU AND 16N63W LATE FRI...POSSIBLY AS HURRICANE. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 68W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 14N E OF 65W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 14N E OF 65W HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 67W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 14N THU AND FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N OF 14N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 58W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 14N HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. FROM 12N TO 14N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS ABOVE 12 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N SHIFT S TO ALONG 23N AS WEAK TROUGH MOVE SE REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 29N78W TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED. RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG 30N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT E OFF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .WED...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME E AND INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 70W. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SE WATERS LATE FRI AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 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.