000 FZNT24 KNHC 231508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF DEAN ARE MOVING W OVER FAR WESTERN MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE FURTHER W INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN TONIGHT AND FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE W GULF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY FRI... CROSS THE MIDDLE GULF SAT...AND REACH THE FAR WESTERN GULF SUN. A WEAK LOW PRES AREA E OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT EARLY TONIGHT...4 TO 6 FT BY FRI...AND 3 TO 4 FT BY FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING SE PART TONIGHT...BECOMING SCATTERED FRI AND FRI NIGHT WITH ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INTO SAT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGH SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 NE TO E 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 MILLS 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.