000 FZNT23 KNHC 050847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN ELY TRADES THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 16N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND 4 TO 6 FT MON. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NEAR COASTS. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN AND 6 TO 9 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 11N TODAY. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 28N WILL DRIFT N OF AREA FRI NIGHT. THE ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK W ALONG 27N FRI...ALONG 28N SUN AND ALONG 29N MON. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 28N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 28N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 29N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA 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...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 AN E-MAIL TO FTPMAIL@WEATHER.NOAA.GOV WITH THE WORD ...HELP... IN THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE. THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS AUGUST 24 2007.