000 FZNT24 KNHC 191452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 CHANGE HURRICANE WARNING TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND OVER FLORIDA NEAR 26.7N 81.3W 986 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 27.9N 80.9W THIS EVENING AND EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC NEAR 28.9W 80.6W EARLY WED AND MOVE ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.5N 80.5W WED EVENING THEN TURN W NEAR 30.0N 80.9W EARLY THU AND MOVE INLAND AGAIN LATE THU...WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND BE NEAR 30.6N 82.5W BY EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W. .WED...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W PORTION. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 87W VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 87W VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MOVING E OF AREA LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N NEAR THE FL COAST... MOVING E OF AREA. .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 TICHACEK/COBB