000 FZNT24 KNHC 192058 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN IS WELL SE OF THE GULF LOCATED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 17.3N 76.8W 930 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17.8N 79.4W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 18.4N 83.0W MON AFTERNOON...NEAR 19.0N 86.5W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE MORNING. DEAN IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE SW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND REGAIN SOME STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING NEAR 21.5N 96.5W WED AFTERNOON. DEAN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NW MOVING INLAND NE MEXICO WED EVENING AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE SW GULF ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THU AND FRI AS WEAK HIGH PRES BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN ALABAMA WITH A RIDGE TO NW TEXAS. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 26N... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 95W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S OF 24N... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 27N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 24N MOVING W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT S OF 23N... .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE 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.