000 FZNT24 KNHC 160904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE WNW AND POSSIBLY STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE ALONG THE S COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.8N 79.9W SUN NIGHT. FAY WILL MOVE NW ACROSS CUBA AND BE NEAR 25.0N 82.0W MON NIGHT THEN MOVE N ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TUE AND INLAND OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WED. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN THEN THE NW GULF MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE N GULF COAST SUN THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 27N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 87W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N E OF 86W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS S OF 26N WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS NE PART. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON THROUGH WED.... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND N OF 28N. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SPREADING N. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 24N. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 27N. FROM 25N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG