000 FZNT24 KNHC 191515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 17.0N 75.1W 926 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO 17.5N 77.7W TONIGHT...18.3N 81.2W MON...19.0N 84.5W MON NIGHT...19.9N 88.2 INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE...AND NEAR 21.5N 95.0W WED. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SW GULF LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ENTERS THE SW GULF TUE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS IMPROVE THU AS DEAN MOVES INLAND OVER NE MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS W OF 94W MOVING W. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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...WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EARLY W PART. W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS W OF 94W MOVING W. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE S OF 24N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 87W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 87W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE S OF 23N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 23N E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N...WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 23N... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .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 WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL 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.