000 FZNT24 KNHC 212055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.4N 91.3W 970 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 90 KT. DEAN WILL RESTRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 19.8N 93.9W TONIGHT...ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20.5N 97.1W WED...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND OVER MEXICO NEAR 21.0N 100.5W WED NIGHT. 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. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 W OF 92W 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. E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 88W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH 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 FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THU AND THU NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. 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.