000 FZNT23 KNHC 202100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.2N 84.2W 918 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.5N 86.7W TONIGHT...THEN W OF THE AREA INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.3N 90.2W TUE AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING ALONG 60W S OF 28N WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...85 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 120 E SEMICIRCLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT IN THE MORNING WITH WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 95 KT....DIMINISHING TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWER S OF 18N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 13N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE SRN BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT ON THE FAR PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE DEAN...CENTERED IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AND MOVING TOWARD THE YUCATAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUE AND MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 28N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 67W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 25N E OF 70W. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS VICINITY BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 67W. .SAT...E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN 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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