000 FZNT23 KNHC 130837 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES PERSISTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 80W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT THEN LIFTS N TO 31N SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART MON AND TUE. $$ FORECASTER 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 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.