000 FZNT24 KNHC 252123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS OVER MOST OF GULF THROUGH FRI. HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AND EMERGE OVER THE E GULF LATE FRI. KATRINA IS FORECAST TO TURN NW SAT AND SUN AND RE-INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BEFORE MOVING N ACROSS THE NE GULF AND MOVING INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE SUN OR EARLY MON. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT....N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 94W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NE PART... .TONIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE E OF 86W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT E OF 86W LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 86W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N E OF 87W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SPREADING SW. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 87W. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NE PART. ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 29N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS E PART. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EXTREME NE PART EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NE PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 7 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 87W. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS FROM 25N TO 28N. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL WATERS. ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 29N WINDS INCREASING TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 24N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER W CENTRAL WATERS INCREASING TO HURRICANE CONDITIONS LATE. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N AND E OF 83W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES