000 FZNT24 KNHC 231457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST NEAR 30.1N 85.6W 998 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO EMERGE BACK OVER WATER VERY CLOSE TO THE COAST NEAR 30.1N 86.8W EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK WNW PASSING TO JUST SW OF THE FAR W FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ACROSS MOBILE BAY TO THE MISSISSIPPI /ALABAMA BORDER NEAR 30.5N 88.4W BY SUN MORNING. FAY IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR 30.6N 89.5W BY SUN NIGHT AND TO SE LOUISIANA NEAR 30.7N 90.5W BY MON MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 31.0N 91.5W BY TUE MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 26N AND E OF 92W BY WED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FROM 25N TO 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 94W. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 93W. .MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO TO 6 FT E OF 91W. S OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OE LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 87W...BECOMING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST...CONDITIONS SHIFTING TO W OF 88W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 88W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 88W SUN NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 29N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. FROM 24 TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 84W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT. 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N...MOVING TO W OF 84W TONIGHT. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE