000 FZNT24 KNHC 150833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 24.6N91.8W 1006 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. THE DEPRESSION WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 26.4N95.2W TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 27.5N97.5W THU. OTHERWISE AN E TO W RIDGE OVER NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT E OF AREA SAT ALLOWING A WEAK TROUGH TO STALL OVER THE N NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N W OF 93W TONIGHT AND THU... .TODAY...S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT SEAS TO 15 KT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF THE TROPICAL STORM. .THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TEXAS COAST EARLY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF 22N E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 24N SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART TONIGHT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN GULF STREAM. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 27N ELY WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 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.