000 FZNT24 KNHC 210913 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN NEAR 18.7N 87.8W 906 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. DEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY. AND TO WEAKEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN EMERGE OVER THE SW GULF LATER TODAY REACHING NEAR 19.6N 93.9W TUE NIGHT. DEAN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK W REACHING THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20.1W 96.8W WED...AND CONTINUE INLAND OVER MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE SW GULF ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THU AND FRI. THE NRN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE NOW NEAR 66W WILL MOVE INTO THE ERN GULF WATERS BY EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE GULF BY FRI. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY...S OF 27N E WINDS...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND WED NIGHT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .TODAY...E OF 95W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 95W. .TONIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...THEN SHIFTING TO W OF AREA LATE WED. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 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. SEAS 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. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N W OF 88W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS S OF 22N W OF 88W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL FROM 26N TO 28N AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N...SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LL 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.