000 FZNT24 KNHC 051514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INLAND NEAR 29.9N 94.6W 997 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NW 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. AS EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 28N THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT S TO 26N FRI AND SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE SE UNITED STATES SAT. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHING AS EDOUARD MOVES INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM SE QUADRANT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N W OF 92W DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT BECOMING SW TO W N OF 28N LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST W. .SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 26N 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KOSIER/KIMBERLAIN