000 FZNT24 KNHC 090806 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER N GULF THROUGH SAT WILL DISSIPATE SUN AND MON. WEAK TROUGH MOVES W ACROSS FLORIDA FRI AND SAT TO 84W SUN AND 86W MON. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL 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.