000 FZNT23 KNHC 141530 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 AUG 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM DEAN IS CENTERED NEAR 11.7N 39.4W 1004 MB AT 11 AM EDT AND IS MOVING W AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE W TO NEAR 12N42W THIS EVENING...NEAR 12N46W WED MORNING...NEAR 12N49W WED EVENING...NEAR 12N52W THU MORNING...THEN WILL INCREASE TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.5N56.5W FRI MORNING. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY HAS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND INTO THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN ON SAT. ELSEWHERE...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE W OF AREA THIS MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL MOVE W AT 10 KT TO ALONG 56W WED EVENING...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR BY FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 79W. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT N OF 15N E OF 66W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 67W. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FAR NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELLS 8 TO 12 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES FRI NIGHT. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N E OF 66W. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N E OF 68W SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT FROM 13N TO 21N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 57W. .WED NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 60W. .THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 13N TO 21N THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT ON SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 27N74W WILL DRIFT E TO ALONG 31N65W 25N74W TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU ALONG 31N66W 25N72W. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW ALONG 28N AND WEAKENS SAT AS ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES INTO NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 31N65W 21N76W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF LINE 31N65W 21N76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN 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. 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