000 FZNT24 KNHC 182113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.6N 81.9W 998 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING NNW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 25.8N 82.0W LATE TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR THE SW FL COAST TUE MORNING NEAR 26.5N 82.0W BEFORE MOVING INLAND THE COAST NEAR 27.4N 81.9W TUE AFTERNOON. FAY WILL CONTINUE NNE OVER N CENTRAL FL TO NEAR 28.8N 81.7W LATE TUE NIGHT...TO NE FL NEAR 30.0N 81.5W BY TUE AFTERNOON. FAY WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION ALONG THE SE COAST OF GEORGIA NEAR 31.0N 81.5W THU AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN FURTHER INLAND OVER GEORGIA FRI AND SAT. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW ALONG THE FAR WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 29N E OF 83W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...INCREASING TO 120 NM LATE TONIGHT...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...INCREASING TO 45 NM LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF HURRICANE WARNING. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 83W. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE AFTER LANDFALL. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 29N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE