000 FZNT24 KNHC 110234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER N GULF THROUGH LATE SUN WILL DISSIPATE MON. BROAD LOW PRES NEAR THE YUCATAN MON MOVES INTO THE SRN GULF LATE TUE AND WED WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE W GULF. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N TONIGHT AND SAT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TUE BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N TONIGHT AND SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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 OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA WED. $$ FORECASTER COBB/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.