000 FZNT24 KNHC 150259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 23.9N91.1W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. THE DEPRESSION WILL DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.9N94.2W WED EVENING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 27.8N98.6W THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE TROPICAL STORM. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 22N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 27N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 23.5N TO 25.5N .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT TO 3 FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB 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.