000 FZNT23 KNHC 140907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE W OF AREA THIS MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W WILL MOVE W AT 10 KT TO ALONG 55W SUNSET WED...ALONG 62W SUNRISE FRI AND TO ALONG 67W SUNRISE SUN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR CENTERED WELL E OF AREA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY AND MOVE W REACHING NEAR 12N45W WED...NEAR 12.5N47W WED NIGHT...THEN FURTHER INCREASE TO A HURRICANE NEAR 14N54W THU NIGHT...NEAR 16N59W FRI NIGHT...AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN REACHING 18.5N63.5W SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 79W. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT FAR NE PART... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 67W. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FAR NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELLS 8 TO 12 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES FRI NIGHT. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FAR NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT FROM 13N TO 21N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 57W. .WED NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 60W. .THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 13N TO 21N THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT ON SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO 26N77W WILL DRIFT E TO ALONG 31N65W 24N75W TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU ALONG 31N65W 24N75W. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW ALONG 30N65W 28N80W FRI AND WEAKENS SAT AS TROUGH MOVES INTO NW WATERS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO A STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT NIGHT S OF 22N E OF 66W... .TODAY...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 31N65W 21N76W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF LINE 31N65W 21N76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SAT NIGHT OVER WATERS S OF 22N E OF 66W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS EARLY BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 18 FT OVER WATERS S OF 25N E OF 68W LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 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.