000 FZNT23 KNHC 221512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE WEST AT 15 KT THROUGH THU...WEAKENING OVER THE FAR WEST CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS AFTERNOON... WILL MOVE W AT 15 KT ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI...AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED E OF 80W THU NIGHT...AND W OF 80W FRI. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT SAT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT SAT...EXCEPT NEAR CUBA 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...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...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N...AND ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W IS MOVING W AT 15 KT AND WILL BE ALONG 77W LATER TODAY...80W TONIGHT...AND THEN MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU. ELSEWHERE...A RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 30N W OF 73W E TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MILLS/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.