000 FZNT24 KNHC 010841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE N GULF COAST WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA TODAY THROUGH THU WITH A WEAK LOW NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL LIFT N THU NIGHT WITH THE RIDGE MOVING TO 25N ON FRI...27N SAT...AND 28N SUN. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG 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.