000 FZNT24 KNHC 160302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON...THEN BE REPLACED BY THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLANTIC HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS W ACROSS THE NRN GULF TUE THROUGH FRI. WEAK TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE ERN GULF TUE...AND MOVE W ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF S OF 26N WED AND ACROSS THE W GULF THU INTO FRI. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S WATERS. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N PART. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 94W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S WATERS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 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.