000 FZNT23 KNHC 192102 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.3N 76.8W 930 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO 18.4N 83.0W MON AFTERNOON AND W OF THE AREA OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.9N90.0W TUE AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM 22N50W TO A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N55W TONIGHT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 57W MON AFTERNOON...INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING ENTIRE AREA... .TONIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT ...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 100 NM OF DEAN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 60 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE AREA W OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 100 NM OF DEAN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 13N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH DEAN. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. S OF 13N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING OVER THE S PART LATE MON. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 14N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 13N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 15N W OF 74W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 100 NM OF DEAN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 10N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N W OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 17N W OF 58W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.3N 76.8W 930 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. DEAN WILL REMAIN S OF THE FORECAST AREA AND MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUE AND MOVE W ACROSS THE ZONE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT N OF 30N E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 26N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 28N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB 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.