000 FZNT24 KNHC 251524 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-252015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS JUST NORTH OF THE GULF WATERS. AT 11 AM EDT TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.1N 74.6W WITH MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 998 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ISAAC IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE ON A WNW TRACK AND REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY SUN NIGHT NEAR 24.7N 81.3W AT 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 25.9N 83.1W AT 70 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT BY MON MORNING...TO NEAR 28.5N 85.5W AT 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT BY TUE MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ GMZ011-252015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-252015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-252015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 11 TO 16 FT S OF 27N. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-252015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-252015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-252015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-252015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-252015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1124 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AL