000 FZNT23 KNHC 200851 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.7N 80.7W 926 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.8N 87.0W TONIGHT...THEN W OF THE AREA INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.6N 90.5W. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING ALONG 58W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT ...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 350 NM NE QUADRANT...350 NM SE QUADRANT...275 NM SW QUADRANT AND 275 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF DEAN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT TUE. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE AREA W OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 100 NM OF DEAN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY...N OF 13N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH DEAN. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. S OF 13N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 79W...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...E OF 79W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY...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 TSTMS N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.7N 80.7W 926 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. DEAN WILL REMAIN S OF THE FORECAST AREA AND MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUE AND MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 28N WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY...S OF 24N W OF 69W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 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 SQUALLS S OF 23N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT 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 RRG 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.