000 FZNT23 KNHC 180850 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 15.1N 67.3W 930 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS TO 160 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.6N 69.6W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 16.5N 72.8W TONIGHT...17.6N 76.4W SUN...18.5N 80.0W SUN NIGHT...AND TO 20.5N 86.5W MON NIGHT THEN MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING TONIGHT E OF 78W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SUN THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER E OF 78W. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E PART. .SUN THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 135 GUSTS TO 165 KT...INCREASING TO 140 KT GUSTS TO 170 KT MON. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NW PART...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 20 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 AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 12N $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 130 KT...INCREASING TO 135 KT GUSTS 135 KT G 165 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 13N. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FAR NW PART...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA SUN. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES AND HURRICANE DEAN TO THE S WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA SPREADING W THROUGH MON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING TO 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 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .SUN...S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 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 E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON...S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S 24N. .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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF WAVE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ 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.