000 FZNT24 KNHC 270927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 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. GMZ001-272015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 25.3N 84.3W 990 MB AT 5 AM EDT IS MOVING WNW AT 12 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 26.3N 85.9W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY NEAR 27.6N 87.8W LATE TONIGHT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE NW TO NEAR 28.8N 89.1W TUE AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NE AND MIDDLE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ011-272015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-272015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT LATE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT... BUILDING TO 15 TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 91W... BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW 60 TO 70 KT LATE. W OF 90W... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT E OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF E OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF 90W... NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT E OF 90W...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT LATE. E OF 90W... SEAS 16 TO 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W. .WED NIGHT...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 90W...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-272015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT LATE...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...BUILDING TO 17 TO 23 FT LATE. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 50 TO 60 KT LATE... SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING S 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT N OF 27N ...AND 16 TO 26 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...SHIFTING TO S 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N... SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-272015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 96W...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-272015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 45 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 91W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-272015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 14 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-272015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-272015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 527 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE