000 FZNT24 KNHC 252105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF FAY OVER NE LOUISIANA WILL SLOWLY MOVE NE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 25N E OF 92W THROUGH WED...THEN LIFT N TO 27N BY FRI. PRES GRADIENT MAY INCREASE SOME OVER THE FAR SE PART SAT AS TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE AREA IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA POSSIBLY TRACKS NW TO NEAR THE N COAST OF CUBA. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W AND S OF 26N W OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 95W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT INTO THU. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 83W LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT E 83W LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE