000 FZNT24 KNHC 022053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A SFC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA SW TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 28N86W THEN CONTINUES SW TO 28N88W... THEN WNW TO THE SW LOUISIANA COAST. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN LIFT N TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL MOVE N TO 25N BY FRI... TO NEAR 27N SAT...THEN TO ALONG 28N SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...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 NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF TROUGH E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGH NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...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.