000 FZNT24 KNHC 050316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THU. THE NRN PART OF A W CARIBBEAN WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND FAR S PORTION OF THE SW GULF THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N...BECOMING ISOLATED WED. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SUN MORNING...BECOMING ISOLATED. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 04 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN AND 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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.