000 FZNT24 KNHC 220316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN IS NEAR 19.9N 93.0W 979 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. DEAN WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...REACHING 20.7N 95.6W BY TOMORROW MORNING. DEAN WILL THEN MOVE ONSHORE WED AND BE INLAND AS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.4N 99.0W BY WED EVENING. DEAN WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO A DEPRESSION BY THU MORNING NEAR 22.0N 102W. 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. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF DEAN. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING 28 FT. 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 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 25 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 9 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. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 88W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...WITH UP TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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/CHRISTENSEN 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.