000 FZNT24 KNHC 230846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR 29.9N 84.9W 997 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER WATER REACHING 30.0N 86.0W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN HEAD WNW TOWARD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30.3N 87.5W TONIGHT. FAY THEN MOVES ACROSS COASTAL ALABAMA REACHING SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI NEAR 30.5N 89.1W BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND SE LOUISIANA NEAR 30.5N 90.4W BY SUN NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 30.5N 91.0W BY MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW PREVAILS THROUGH MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 94W. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 93W. .MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR 90W. S OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OE LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N E OF 89W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 CHRISTENSEN