000 FZNT23 KNHC 211457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.0N 89.6W 950 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 120 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE W INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.4N 92.2W THIS EVENING WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHIFTING W OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 85W... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 210 NM OF DEAN SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .FRI...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E TO SE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W WITH A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 25N67W IS MOVING W 15 KT AND WILL BE ALONG 73W TONIGHT...76W WED...79W WED NIGHT...THEN W ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU. ELSEWHERE... A RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 30N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E WAVE AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF WAVE. N OF 30N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 22N TO 30N E OF 77W. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 30N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SAT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE W OF BAHAMAS. 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG 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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