000 FZNT24 KNHC 041521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 28.2N 90.6W 1002 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 29.1N 94.4W BY TUE MORNING AND NEAR 29.0N 93.7W TONIGHT THEN INLAND OVER SE TEXAS NEAR 29.7N 95.9W TUE AND MOVE INLAND JUST S OF GALVESTON TUE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES SHOULD BUILD INTO THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS WED THROUGH FRI WITH AN AXIS ALONG 28N TO 29N. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 89W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND NE QUADRANT OF EDOUARD. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF EDOUARD. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT DECREASING AS STORM MOVES INLAND. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 23 FT SUBSIDING TUE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF EDOUARD. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS WED AFTERNOON EXCEPT SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. ELSEWHERE SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S HALF. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 89W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF EDOUARD. ...TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF EDOUARD. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS THU. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER KOSIER/KIMBERLAIN