000 FZNT23 KNHC 170320 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY TRADES EXCEPT FOR MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WEAKENS THU AND FRI AS IT RETREATS E...THEN STRENGTHENS SOME SAT INCREASING WINDS IN THE E CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 10N73W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE MORNING...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 17N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT FROM 17N TO 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART AND ALONG THE COAST. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 17N AND S OF 14N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 68W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 9N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY LIFT N TO ALONG 31N BY WED. THE RIDGE RETREATS E THU THROUGH SAT AS WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE EXTREME NW PART SAT. THE NRN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W S OF 23N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SRN WATERS THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 30N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 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.