000 FZNT24 KNHC 042103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES HIGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.