000 FZNT23 KNHC 170854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 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/HAITI BORDER TO 10N75W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 17N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT FROM 17N TO 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 79W ELY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N ELY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 12N E OF 80W SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N ELY WINDS 10 KT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 68W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT SLOWLY N TO 31N BY WED. THE RIDGE RETREATS E THU THROUGH SAT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE EXTREME NW PART SAT. THE NRN PART OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W S OF 23N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SRN WATERS THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .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 MT 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.