000 FZNT24 KNHC 220301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST INLAND OVER NE FLORIDA NEAR 29.3N 81.4W AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W 2 KT 994 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL WEAKEN BUT REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM AS IT REACHES 29.4N 82.3W FRI MORNING...OVER THE GULF WATERS NEAR 29.6N 83.7W FRI EVENING...BACK INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30.0N 85.3W SAT MORNING...30.4N 86.7W SAT EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER S ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI NEAR 31.0N 88.5W SUN...31.2N 89.0W MON...31.5N 89.5W TUE. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N NE CORNER LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N E OF 87W FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 88W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SHIFTING SW TO W SAT. HIGHEST SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26 TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT NE PART TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING SW TO S FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 28N S 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. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI