000 FZNT24 KNHC 192107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 27.3N 81.0W 986 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NNE AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT NEAR 28.2N 80.5W. FAY IS THEN FORECAST TO BEGIN TO MAKE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE NE FLORIDA COAST AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING ANOTHER LANDFALL ON THU NEAR 29.0N 80.2W. FAY WILL THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON FRI WELL INLAND NEAR 30.5N 83.0W AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ON SAT NEAR 31.4N 85.5W AND BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON SUN NEAR 32.0N 87.5W. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF A LINE FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E OF 92W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 87W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 87W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .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. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB/CANGIALOSI