000 FZNT24 KNHC 202107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER NRN GULF THROUGH SAT. WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FAR NE GULF COAST SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE RETURNS MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.