000 FZNT24 KNHC 260326 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF FAY OVER THE CENTRAL MS/AL BORDER 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 THU NIGHT. 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 IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO THE NW...SKIRTING THE S CUBA COAST AND MOVING THROUGH E CUBA INTO THE FAR SE WATERS TO 23.0N 83.5W SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 92W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W AND S OF 26N W OF 94W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S PART LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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 AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 95W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...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. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E 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. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FAR SE LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART LATE. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXCEPTED FAR SE SAT... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS 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 ...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH FAR SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK