000 FZNT24 KNHC 040813 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST UNTIL FRI WHEN A SURFACE HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF. HIGH WILL LOSE IDENTITY BY SUN AS AN ATLANTIC RIDGE AGAIN BUILDS W ACROSS FL AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SLY SWELL. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 94W SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY NEAR COAST. .SAT...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SLY SAT AND WLY SUN. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA 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...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 AN E-MAIL TO FTPMAIL@WEATHER.NOAA.GOV WITH THE WORD...HELP... IN THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE. THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS AUGUST 24 2007.