000 FZNT24 KNHC 230252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.7N 84.2W 997 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE W OR WNW AND MOVE JUST INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 29.8N 85.3W SAT MORNING...BACK OVER THE GULF WATERS NEAR 30.1N 86.9W SAT EVENING...NEAR THE COAST OF S MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA NEAR 30.5N 88.5W SUN MORNING...INLAND OVER NE LOUISIANA NEAR 30.5N 90.0W SUN EVENING. FAY IS THEN EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION MON NEAR 30.5N 91.0W...31.5N 91.5W TUE AND BECOME A REMNANT LOW NEAR 33.0N 90.5W WED. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N90W BY WED. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL SAT NIGHT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR 90W. S OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OE LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING VARIABLE SUN THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 88W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. 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 S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CANGIALOSI