000 FZNT23 KNHC 150924 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DEAN IS CENTERED NEAR 12.2N44.2W 1000 MB AT 5 AM EDT AND IS MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 12.8N50.1W TONIGHT AND NEAR 13.2N53.7W THU...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.8N57.1W THU NIGHT...NEAR AND 15N63W FRI NIGHT...NEAR 16N68.5W SAT NIGHT AND 17.5N74W SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W WILL MOVE W 17 KT TO 65W THU...73W FRI...77W SAT AND MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 76W LATE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W. .SAT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 16N E OF 76W LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS WLY 10 KT BECOMING SLY SUN. N OF 12N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI THROUGH SUN N OF 13N... .TODAY AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE LATE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT FRI AND TO 32 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH FRI FROM 12N TO 18N... .TODAY...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 32 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 150 NM OF DEAN. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W PART SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W PART SAT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH 31N62W 25N75W WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE ALONG 31N68W 22N72W THU NIGHT. RIDGE BUILD W ALONG 29N FRI AND SAT AND DISSIPATES SUN. STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE DEAN EXPECTED TO REMAIN S OF AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 29N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 22N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 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.