000 FZNT24 KNHC 180319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAIN IN NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT AND SUN AS WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES GULF COAST. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS...BECOMING ISOLATED WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT W OF 93W AND 3 FT E OF 93W. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 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.