000 FZNT24 KNHC 200851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN IS LOCATED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 17.7N 80.7W 926 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 18.8N 87.0W TONIGHT...THEN INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.6N 90.5W. DEAN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS IT EMERGES OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE SW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 20.5N 94.0W TUE NIGHT. DEAN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NW MOVING INLAND NE MEXICO WED NIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 95W. .THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE THROUGH WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WITH 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. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUE S OF 23N... .TODAY...S OF 27N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 4 TO 7 N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 24N MOVING W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .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 RRG 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.