000 FZNT24 KNHC 160854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIN NEAR 27.3N 96.7W 1004 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ERIN WILL MOVE INLAND INTO TEXAS NEAR 28.0N 98.1W THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THEN MOVE WELL INLAND OVER S TEXAS NEAR 28.8N 99.9W BY TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL LIFT JUST N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF SUN AND MON AS HURRICANE DEAN MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 95W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF ERIN OVER NE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT BY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER DGS 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.