000 FZNT24 KNHC 042059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 28.3N 91.4W 1000 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EDOUARD IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 28.6N 92.9W BY LATE TONIGHT...AND TO JUST INLAND THE NE TEXAS COAST NEAR 29.4N 95.0W BY TUE AFTERNOON. EDOUARD WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND ACROSS NE TEXAS THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 28N THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFT S TO 26N FRI AND SAT AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SE UNITED STATES. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND 50 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 TO 15 KT BETWEEN 92W AND 95W AND S TO SE 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 95W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT ...WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHING AS EDOUARD MOVES INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 93W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST ALONG AND NEAR 93W. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART EARLY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N W OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W SE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART EARLY. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 94W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART ...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT MAINLY SW TO W N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 95W. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 88W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY...BECOMING ISOLATED. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT INTO THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR THE COAST...BECOMING SCATTERED WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE