000 FZNT24 KNHC 230250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEAN IS INLAND OVER MEXICO NEAR 20.5N 100.0W 1000 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. DEAN WILL DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL MEXICO THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS FLORIDA ON THU...AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE GULF FRI. A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. N OF 27N E T0 SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT THU NIGHT...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING SE PART THU NIGHT...BECOMING SCATTERED FRI AND FRI NIGHT WITH ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY DAYBREAK. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TOWARD DAYBREAK. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT BY SUN. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. E OF 88W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INTO SAT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGH SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SAT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO NE SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS SUN...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CANGIALOSI 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.