000 FZNT24 KNHC 181433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUN. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND ENTERS THE SW GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED SW PART... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER SW PART WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 29N AND 12 FT OR GREATER ELSEWHERE S OF 29N IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 29N. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED N OF 20N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .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 9 FT E PART LATE. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N. S OF 20N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE S OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. S OF 23N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 23N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 25N LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND EARLY TUE S OF 23N... .THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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/COBB/DM 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.