000 FZNT24 KNHC 151537 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...DELAYED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 DELAYED FOR TROPICAL STORM ERIN INFORMATION OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEAR 25.6N 93.5W 1005 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ERIN WILL MOVE TO 26.0N 95.5W THIS EVENING...ALONG THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 26.5N 97.5W THU MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION INLAND NEAR 27.0N 99.0W FRI EVENING. 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. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 29N W OF 92W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT OF ERIN WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 23N W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N WLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 23N W OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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/BERG 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.