000 FZNT24 KNHC 232030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI OVER THE WESTERN GULF...AS THE REMNANTS OF DEAN MOVE FROM NEAR THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. 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 JUST E OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT LATE FRI AND 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INTO SAT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGH SAT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. 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 THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS SAT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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.