000 FZNT24 KNHC 162030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE NW GULF AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN MOVES FARTHER INLAND ACROSS TEXAS. RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT JUST N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE E PART... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N TONIGHT AND FRI. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E PART LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E PART. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. ELSEWHERE NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS E PART. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S AND CENTRAL PARTS LATE MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SE PART LATE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S PART AND BUILDING...AND 4 TO 6 FT N PART BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT S OF AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S AND CENTRAL PARTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ 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. 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.