000 FZNT23 KNHC 310859 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 31 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 59W AND 68W MOVING W 15 KT WILL ONLY PRODUCE MINOR EFFECTS TO WINDS AND SEAS. A 1010 MB LOW E OF THE AREA NEAR 10N50W IS MOVING WNW 10 TO 15 KT AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED AND THU...CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI...AND W CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .TODAY...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 70W AND N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W AND N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .TODAY...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN LIFT N TO 27N THU THROUGH SAT. TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO N FLORIDA WILL ALSO BE NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN LIFT NW OF AREA THU. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ 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 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.