000 FZNT25 KNHC 261021 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 621 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC 995 MB IS AT 23.2N 78.8W 995 MB AT 5 AM THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. ISAAC IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 14 KT. ISSAC IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT REACHING NEAR 24.2N 80.8W AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 25.5N 83.1W AT 2 AM MON. ISSAC IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT NEAR 26.9N 84.9W AT 2 PM MON AND 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT NEAR 28.1N 86.5W AT 2 AM TUE...AND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT OVER THE COAST NEAR 30.2N 88.0W AT 2 AM WED... THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 32.0N 88.5W AT 2 AM THU...AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 34.0N 88.5W AT 2 AM FRI. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. FREQUENT TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 23.2N 78.8W 995 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ISAAC WILL CONTINUE NW AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHILE STRENGTHENING NEAR 24.2N 80.8W THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT AND REACH MINIMAL HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT ENTERS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN NIGHT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD OF ISAAC WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS AND W PORTIONS THROUGH MON...AND NW PORTIONS MON AND TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE WED AND THU. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SE 55 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .THU...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.