000 FZNT24 KNHC 032203 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 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. GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 28.1N 88.0W 1002 MB AT 5 PM CDT MOVING W AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 28.2N 89.4W TONIGHT...28.4N 91.5W MON...28.9N 93.8W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.5N 96.2W TUE AND WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 30.5N 100.5W WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ONCE THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE SETTLES OVER THE N WATERS. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE MON EXPANDING TO 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE MON NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SE TO S FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 87W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 35 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 88W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 87W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KR. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI