000 FZNT24 KNHC 040257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO 28N SUN THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 03 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER DGS/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.