000 FZNT24 KNHC 171508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF MON AND TUE AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE SE PART... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E PART AND 15 TO 20 KT W PART. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE E PART... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 100 KT GUSTS 120 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. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S AND CENTRAL PARTS LATE MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SE PART LATE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S PART...AND 4 TO 6 FT N PART BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S PART LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S AND CENTRAL PARTS. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 7 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 BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.