000 FZNT24 KNHC 071436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N AND DISSIPATE LATE TODAY. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL MERGE WITH AN ATLC RIDGE ON SUN. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD W OVER THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH THU. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL ALSO DRIFT N FROM 27N TO 30N BY WED. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W SAT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/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...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.