000 WTNT25 KNHC 152041 TCMAT5 TROPICAL STORM ERIN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052007 2100 UTC WED AUG 15 2007 AT 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TEXAS COAST HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD TO SAN LUIS PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS COAST FROM SAN LUIS PASS SOUTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 400 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MEXICO HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.3N 94.4W AT 15/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 11 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 60NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.3N 94.4W AT 15/2100Z AT 15/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.0N 93.8W FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 27.2N 95.8W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 75NE 40SE 25SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 28.0N 97.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 75NE 40SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 29.0N 99.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 30.0N 100.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.3N 94.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/0300Z $$ FORECASTER AVILA