000 FZNT23 KNHC 191515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.0N 75.1W 926 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO 17.5N 77.7W TONIGHT...18.3N 81.2W MON...19.0N 84.5W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 20N49W TO SOUTH OF A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 10N53W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT 150 NM SE QUADRANT 100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HIGHEST WINDS 140 KT GUSTS TO 170 KT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY NW PART. SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 12N. .TONIGHT...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. .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. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 15N W OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM QUADRANT OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 70W WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 14N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE E OF WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 17N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N AND HURRICANE DEAN S OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION THAT WILL SPREAD FROM E TO W ACROSS THROUGH MON. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE SE PORTION TUE AND INTO THE BAHAMAS WED. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 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. .TONIGHT...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 6 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 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 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. 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.