000 FZNT24 KNHC 020316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA FLORIDA NW TO A 1009 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 29N87W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY W THROUGH THU BEFORE LIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA ON FRI. WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT LIFTS N TO NEAR 29N FRI NIGHT...THEN TO N OF THE AREA BY SAT. ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N ON FRI...ALONG 27N SAT...THEN TO 28N SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA BECOMING SCATTERED TOWARDS DAYBREAK. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT...FROM 25N TO 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 24N TO 1030 PM CDT WED AUG 01 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 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.