000 FZNT24 KNHC 180841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 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 THROUGH WED AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND ENTERS THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED SW PART... .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER SW PART. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SE PART. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 94W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED N OF 20N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N. S OF 20N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE S 25N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 23N...AND 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 25N LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S 25N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND EARLY TUE S OF 23N W OF 84W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 84W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.