000 FZNT24 KNHC 190922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY MAKING LANDFALL AT CAPE ROMANO ON THE SW FL COAST NEAR 25.9N 81.7W AT 4 AM CDT IS MOVING NNE 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING INLAND TO 27.0N 81.3W THIS AFTERNOON...TO STAY INLAND NEAR 28.3N 80.9W EARLY WED MORNING...TO BE JUST OFF THE COAST IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS NEAR 29.3N 80.7W WED AFTERNOON... TO BE OFF THE NE FL COAST NEAR 30N81W EARLY THU MORNING. FAY WILL WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND AGAIN ALONG THE FL/GA BORDER NEAR 30.5N 82W. IT WILL CUT ACROSS SOUTHERN GA AS A DEPRESSION NEAR 31N 83.5W EARLY SAT MORNING. IT WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW AND END UP IN THE FL PANHANDLE NEAR 31N 85.5W EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 5 TO KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...BETWEEN 93W AND 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EARLY BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SE OF LINE 23N90W 22N98W AND ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY BECOMING SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SE OF LINE 23N90W 22N98W AND ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY BECOMING N OF 20N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT AND S OF 20N SEAS 1 FT OR LESS LATE. .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. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TODAY...E OF 87W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 83W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. CONDITIONS SHIFTING E OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .TONIGHT...FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 83W WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW W OF 83W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 26N TO 29N NEAR THE FL COAST EARLY...MOVING E OF AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .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 IN W SWELL. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT