000 FZNT23 KNHC 171507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 14.6N 62.6W 964 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 15.0N 65.5W THIS EVENING...15.8N 69.0W SAT MORNING...16.7N 72.3W SAT EVENING... AND NEAR 17.5N 75.5W SUN MORNING. DEAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH EARLY TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBA. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER E OF 78W. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT INCREASING TO 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT MON. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NW PART...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW E OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 12N. .MON...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 13N W OF 80W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FAR NW PART...BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 60W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 100 NM SE QUADRANTS OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT W OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 270 SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 58W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES AND HURRICANE DEAN TO THE S WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE PART SPREADING W ACROSS THE REST OF THE SRN PART FRI THROUGH MON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION TUE. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 S OF 22N E OF 75W. .SUN...S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 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...S OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ FORECASTER 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.