000 AGXX40 KNHC 291931 AAA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 325 PM TUE AUG 29 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPDATE...UPON FURTHER REVIEW...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXTREME SE SECTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. ALTHOUGH ERNESTO WILL STAY TO THE EAST OF THE GULF...LEAVING GULF WATERS ON THE WEAKER WEST SIDE OF THE STORM...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT LEAST OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OFF SW FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND MAY IMPACT BORDERING OFFSHORE AREAS. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 77W...AMZ080. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 82W...GMZ086. FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BURR