000 FZNT23 KNHC 182102 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 16.1N 70.2W 930 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS TO 160 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO 16.8N 72.6W LATE TONIGHT...17.7N 76.0W SUN AFTERNOON....18.5N 79.3W LATE SUN NIGHT...19.5N 83.0W MON AFTERNOON...AND NW OF AREA NEAR 21.5N 90.0W LATE MON NIGHT. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 80W... .TONIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS E OF 80W LATE TONIGHT WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 130 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E PART. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 140 KT GUSTS TO 170 KT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NW PART. SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW E OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 12N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N SW WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N SE 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. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 14N W OF 69W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 130 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 13N...MOVING W. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FAR NW PART. SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 33 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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. .MON NIGHT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE E OF WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF 30N AND HURRICANE DEAN TO THE S WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH MON OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. THIS AREA OF HIGH WINDS AND SEAS WILL SPREAD E TO W ACROSS THE ZONE. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .SUN...S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 33 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 23N. .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 S OF 24N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. $$ 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. 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