000 FZNT24 KNHC 261434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 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 JUST S OF THE COAST OF HAITI IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES WNW S OF CUBA THROUGH AND PASS JUST S OR OVER THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA SAT...THEN EMERGE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 94W. .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. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. 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. FROM 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...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO FAR SE PART. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE