000 FZNT24 KNHC 181506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER CUBA NEAR 23.6N 81.5W 1003 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.6N 81.8W THIS EVENING AND BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 26.2N 82.1W TUE THEN INLAND AS TROPICAL STORM 27.8N 82.0W TUE NIGHT INLAND OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 29.3N 81.8W WED AND OVER SE GEORGIA NEAR 31.5N 81.5W THU. WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE N GULF COAST TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF MOVES W THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 84W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N TUE THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED....TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT DECREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT EARLY WED AFTER LANDFALL CONDITIONS MOVING NE OF AREA LATE WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT EARLY WED AND 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT WED...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT FAR S WATERS WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR S WATERS WED. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N SPREADING N. .THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MT/DGS