000 FZNT24 KNHC 142050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1007 MB AT 24N91W MOVE WNW...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE...REACHING 25N95W WED AFTERNOON AND THEN INLAND OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 23N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 28N TO 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N ENDING TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.