000 FZNT24 KNHC 202056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY IS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 28.8N 80.5W 995 MB AT 4 PM CDT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT MOVING N 2 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 29.2N 80.9W LATER TONIGHT THEN BACK INLAND OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 29.5N 81.8W THU. ONCE INLAND...FAY WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 29.8N 83.0W THU NIGHT AND TO A REMNANT LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FRI AND INTO S ALABAMA SAT AND SUN AND MISSISSIPPI MON. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N E OF 87W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 88W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25 TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FROM 25N TO 27N W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS