000 FZNT24 KNHC 270853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE E SAT AND SUN. A WEAK FRONT STALLS NEAR THE NE GULF MON. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ 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.