000 FZNT23 KNHC 210913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.7N 87.8W 906 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY AND WED...THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 85W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE IN THE MORNING WITH HIGHEST WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE... DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWER S OF 18N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN...CENTERED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WITH A LOW CENTERED NEAR 24N 1013 MB WILL MOVE WEST TODAY THROUGH THU. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS VICINITY OF THE LOW. .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 LL 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.