000 FZNT02 KNHC 151559 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 15 2007 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 15 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 16 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 17 .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEAN NEAR 12.4N 46.0W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DEAN NEAR 13.1N 52.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...360 NE AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 14.2N 59.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 15.5N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 16.5N 72.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.0N 78.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEAR 25.6N 93.5W 1005 MB AT 1530 UTC AUG 15 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEAR 26.5N 97.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN INLAND NEAR 27.0N 99.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ERIN NEAR 28.5N 100.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DEAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DEAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 23N E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DEAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC TROUGH 31N66W 27N70W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N68W 26N72W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 77W E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N E OF 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT IN SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. .GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERIN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM SE...300 NM NE...180 NM NW...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERIN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 96W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH