000 FZNT24 KNHC 202055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.2N 84.2W 918 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.5N 86.7W TONIGHT...THEN INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.3N 90.2W TUE AFTERNOON. DEAN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 19.5N 91.5W TUE EVENING. DEAN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK WNW MOVING INLAND NE MEXICO LATE WED. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE SW GULF ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. THE NRN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE NOW E OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE ERN GULF WATERS BY EARLY THU...THEN DAMPEN OUT ACROSS THE GULF BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 95W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND WED NIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10-15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE THROUGH WED... .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. .WED NIGHT AND 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N... .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS S OF 24N MOVING W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...AND UP TO 12 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR 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.