000 FZNT23 KNHC 172111 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 15.0N 64.5W 961 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT...TO 15.5N 67.4W LATE TONIGHT 16.4N 70.8W SAT AFTERNOON...17.3N 74.0W LATE SAT NIGHT...AND 18.0N 77.0W SUN AFTERNOON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBA. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER E OF 78W. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT INCREASING TO 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT MON. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NW PART...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO 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 BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 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. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING 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. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N S WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FAR NW PART...BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 12N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 60W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT THEN LIFTS N OF THE AREA SUN. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES AND HURRICANE DEAN TO THE S WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE PART SPREADING W FRI THROUGH MON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. 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 S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 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 S OF 22N. .SUN...S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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. .MON...S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 26N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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 NEAR WAVE. .WED...W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF WAVE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL 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.