000 FZNT24 KNHC 260911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF AS THE REMNANT LOW OF FAY MOVES NE THROUGH ALABAMA. RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG ROUGHLY 25N THEN LIFTS N TO 27N WED. HURRICANE GUSTAV NOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR HAITI IS FORECAST TO MOVE WNW S OF CUBA AND APPROACH WESTERN CUBA AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .TODAY...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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. .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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N. 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. FROM 23N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN