000 FZNT23 KNHC 170841 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 14.3N 60.9W 976 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO THE CARIBBEAN NEAR 14.7N 63.6W THIS AFTERNOON THEN NEAR 15.3N 67.0W TONIGHT...TO NEAR 16.1N 70.5W SAT TO NEAR 16.9N 74.0W SAT NIGHT. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER. W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 82W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART LATE. .SUN AND MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT INCREASING TO 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT ON MON. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY N OF 18N W OF 85W... DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT..N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 12N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 13N W OF 80W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N... .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 100 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W SAT NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FAR NW PART...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 12N TO 17N... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 1000 KT INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 59W MON AND TUE AND. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES AND HURRICANE DEAN TO THE S WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE PART SPREADING W ACROSS THE REST OF THE SRN PART FRI THROUGH MON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION TUE. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 30 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .SUN...S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR CUBA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR GREATER ANTILLES. .MON AND TUE...S OF 28N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL TUE. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.