000 FZNT24 KNHC 190857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. 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. CONDITIONS IMPROVE THU AS DEAN MOVES INLAND OVER MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED SW PART... .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT FAR SE PORTION TUE IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER SW PART WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 12 FT OR GREATER ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 29N. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EARLY SW PART. SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 93W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 93W MOVING W. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED N OF 19N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 92W LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 92W MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N...WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. S OF 19N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EARLY W PART. SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 93W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 93W MOVING W. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE S OF 24N... .TODAY...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE S OF 23N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS N OF 23N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT FROM 23N TO 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 23N LATE SPREADING NW. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N...WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE N OF S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 23N... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. 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