000 FZNT23 KNHC 160318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DEAN NEAR 13.1N 50.2W 991 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. DEAN EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY EARLY THU MORNING NEAR 13.6N 53.2W AS IT NEARS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. HURRICANE DEAN THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 14.2N 57.2W BY THU EVENING...14.8N 61.1W FRI MORNING. DEAN THEN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN NEAR 15.3N 64.7W FRI EVENING...16.3N 71.5W SAT EVENING...17.8N 78.5W SUN AND 19.5N 85.5W MON. ELSEWHERE...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL MOVE W 18 KT TO 67W THU...75W FRI...79W SAT AND MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS SUN AND W OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 12N WINDS WLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SLY ON MON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING WLY LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI INTO SUN N OF 13N... .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT BY LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N W OF 73W...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 70W SLY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...W OF 70W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 12N TO 18N... .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 57W. 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 INCREASING TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W PART FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W PART FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1016 MB NEAR 30N67W WITH TROUGH TRAILING TO 24N71W...WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 29N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE DEAN EXPECTED TO REMAIN S OF AREA THOUGH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS S PART FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE 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 N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 29N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/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. 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