000 FZNT24 KNHC 210301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER MEANDERS ACROSS THE GULF. WEAK FRONT APPROACHES FAR NE GULF COAST SAT AND SUN. RELAXED GRADIENT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE ACROSS MOST OF REGION. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR COAST. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W ON SUN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING SE ON TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N ON TUE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE BECOMING E WED 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI 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.