000 FZNT24 KNHC 221512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE DEAN IS NEAR 20.6N 96.3W 979 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. DEAN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND BE NEAR 21.2N 98.6W THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 21.3N 101.6W BY THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT AND THU AND WEAKEN OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE GULF BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT THU NIGHT...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS OF 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NW NE...225 NM SE AND NW...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 95W SE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 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 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. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY TONIGHT. E OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N TONIGHT. .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 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO NE SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER MILLS/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.