000 FZNT23 KNHC 151451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DEAN NEAR 12.4N 46.0W 997 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO 12.7N 48.6W THIS EVENING...13.1N 52.2W THU MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.7N 55.8W THU EVENING AS IT ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN NEAR 14.2N 59.2W FRI MORNING...INTO THE E CARIBBEAN NEAR 15.5N 66.0W SAT MORNING...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN. ELSEWHERE...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE W 17 KT TO 65W THU...73W FRI...77W SAT AND MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E PART LATE SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W. .SAT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E PART LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E PART. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SUN...WINDS WLY 10 KT BECOMING SLY SUN. N OF 12N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING WLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI THROUGH SUN N OF 13N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE LATE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH FRI FROM 12N TO 18N... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 24N76W WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE ALONG 31N70W 25N74W THU. RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N FRI AND SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE DEAN EXPECTED TO REMAIN S OF AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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/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.