000 FZNT24 KNHC 130806 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE W NW REACHING THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE WED. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NE WATERS WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THU THEN BUILD W TO THE TEXAS COAST FRI. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OVER WATERS S OF 27N E OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SE WATERS TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED...E OF 92W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THU. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COAST W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 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.