000 FZNT24 KNHC 220902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN IS NEAR 20.3N 94.8W 979 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. DEAN WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY AND TO NEAR THE COAST NEAR 20.8N 97.1W EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DEAN WILL THEN MOVE ONSHORE AND BE INLAND AS A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.4N 100.2 TONIGHT. DEAN WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO A DEPRESSION BY THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND WEAKEN OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE GULF BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT ...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 160 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS OF 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 325 NW NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 125 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 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.