000 FZNT24 KNHC 050853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES NEAR 28N86W WILL DRIFT W TO THE LOUISIANA COAST TUE AND WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W S OF 22N WILL MOVE TO 91W THIS AFTERNOON...94W TONIGHT...THEN W OF AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF WAVE. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG 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.