000 FZNT23 KNHC 230250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE WEST AT 15 KT THROUGH THU...WEAKENING OVER THE FAR WEST CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES ALONG 61W WILL MOVE WEST AT 15 KT ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI...AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SUN AND W OF AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED W OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED W OF 80W. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...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 4 FT. S OF 12N NLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .MON...S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N 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 SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W IS MOVING W AT 15 KT AND WILL BE ALONG 78W TONIGHT...AND THEN MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU. ELSEWHERE...A RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 30N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/CANGIALOSI 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.