000 FZNT24 KNHC 162045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA FRI AND SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE W OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS TUE THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL STRAITS OF FL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S WATERS. $$ FORECASTER LL 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.