000 FZNT24 KNHC 222112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST INLAND THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.8N 83.2W 997 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FAY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO JUST OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.9N 84.1W LATE TONIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST TO NEAR 30.2N 85.9W SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE FLORIDA/ALABAMA BORDER NEAR 30.5N 87.5W LATE SAT NIGHT. FAY IS FORECAST TO THEN TRACK NW TO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AT 31.0N 89.0W SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI NEAR 31.5 90.5W MON AND FURTHER INLAND TUE AND WED AS A REMNANT LOW. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N90W BY WED. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL SAT NIGHT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5TO 10 KT SUN THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 87W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER ...EXCEPT 20 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N PART...MOVING N OF AREA TUE. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...100 NM SE AND 40 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 25N TO 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT W OF 84W EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 28N...MOVING W OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT E PART TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT E PART TUE. S OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE ...MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 T0 1O KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE FAR S PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE