000 FZNT24 KNHC 210309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.4N 86.0W 914 MB MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.7N 88.6W TUE MORNING. DEAN IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF TUE AFTERNOON REACHING NEAR 19.2N 92.1W TUE EVENING. DEAN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK W MOVING REACHING TO JUST E OF THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19.6W 95.6W WED MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR LATER ON 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. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 93W E WINDS...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 95W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND WED NIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 93W. .TUE...S OF 23N E OF 93W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT OF DEAN...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 140 KT GUSTS TO 170 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 93W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 93W WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...THEN SHIFTING TO W OF AREA LATE WED AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT N OF 23N W OF 93W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W E TO SE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND TO 15 KT THU. 12 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 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. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N... .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS S OF 23N. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL FROM 26N TO 28N AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 88W ...SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N...SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST 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 4 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/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.