000 FZNT24 KNHC 211457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19.0N 89.6W 950 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 120 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF NEAR 19.4N 92.2W THIS EVENING...RE-STRENGTHEN NEAR 20.0N 95.5W WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND OVER MEXICO NEAR 20.5N 98.7W WED EVENING...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR 21.0N 101.5W THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU AND WEAKEN ALONG 90W ON FRI AND NEAR THE TEXAS COAST SAT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 96W SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N W OF 88W... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 210 NM OF DEAN E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 14 TO 20 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF DEAN SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N THU. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER BERG 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.