000 FZNT24 KNHC 132109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES JUST N OF THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N87W 1009 MB EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE WNW ABOUT 12 KT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON REACHING TO NEAR 23N91W 1008 MB AS POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE BY TUE NIGHT. THE LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE ...IS THEN EXPECTED TO DRIFT NW AND BE NEAR 24N94W LATE TUE NIGHT ...THEN MOVE INLAND THE NE COAST OF MEXICO WED MORNING. SFC TROUGH FROM 30N91W TO 19N94W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TEXAS COAST THU. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF LOW PRES NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG COAST W OF 95W. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N LOW PRES AT 23N88W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF LOW PRES WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 4 T O 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES 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.