000 FZNT24 KNHC 072017 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL MERGE WITH AN ATLC RIDGE ON SUN. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD W OVER THE ENTIRE GULF AND DRIFT N FROM 27N TO 30N THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT JUL 07 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W 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 S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER 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.