000 FZNT24 KNHC 021520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA WITH A 1010 MB LOW OVER THE NE CORNER OF THE GULF NEAR 28N85W. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON THEN LIFT N TO 29N TONIGHT...THE N GULF COAST FRI...AND INLAND BY FRI NIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL MOVE N TO 25N BY FRI...27N SAT...THEN 28N SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR 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.