000 FZNT24 KNHC 120840 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N DISSIPATES MON. TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG 90W MON NIGHT AND MOVES W ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE AND WED...MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO THU. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.