000 FZNT23 KNHC 171526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. BROAD LOW PRE OVER COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 T0 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 12N E OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 10FT. S OF 12N ELY WINDS 10 15 KT. 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 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. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 68W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N/31N MOVE E THU THROUGH SAT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE EXTREME NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TODAY 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .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 S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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/DGS 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.