000 FZNT23 KNHC 142118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DEAN IS CENTERED NEAR 11.6N 41.0W 1004 MB AT 5 PM EDT AND IS MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE W NEAR 12N44W TONIGHT...12N47W WED...12N50W WED NIGHT...12N53W THU...THEN WILL INCREASE TO A HURRICANE 14N58W FRI. DEAN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND SAT AND INTO THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. ELSEWHERE...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO 57W WED AFTERNOON...64W THU...70W FRI AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TURNING TOWARD THE N ON SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 13N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W WED NIGHT AND THU. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SUN N OF 15N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 67W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FAR NE WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELLS 8 TO 12 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N E OF 68W SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT FROM 12N TO 18N... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 57W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT ON THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT ON THU. 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 NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 12N TO 18N. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE ON SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 13N W OF 60W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 25N77W WILL MOVE SLOWLY ALONG 31N65W 24N74W TONIGHT...31N66W 25N72W WED...31N66W 28N69W WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW ALONG 29N AND WEAKENS SAT AS ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES INTO NW WATERS. TROPICAL STORM DEAN STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AND APPROACHES THE FAR SE PART SUN NEAR 17.9N65.8W. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUN FAR SE PART... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 74E E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .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 29N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 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 26N 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. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 20N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI 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.