000 FZNT24 KNHC 140315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES JUST N OF THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N87W 1006 MB WILL MOVE WNW ABOUT 12 KT REACHING TO NEAR 24N93W 1007 MB AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE BY TUE NIGHT. THE LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS THEN EXPECTED MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN GULF REACHING TO NEAR 24N95W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND THE NE COAST OF MEXICO ON WED AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TEXAS COAST THU. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 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 NE PART.. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 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. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM N OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF LOW E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF LOW W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N...BECOMING ISOLATED E OF 88W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 4 T O 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE 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.