000 FZNT24 KNHC 050914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 29.3N 93.4W 997 MB AT 5 MM CDT MOVING WNW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EDOUARD WILL MOVE INLAND TO 30.1N 95.1W THIS AFTERNOON THEN FURTHER INLAND NEAR 31.0N 97.2W TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHING AS EDOUARD MOVES INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W SE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS