000 FZNT24 KNHC 270902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL GULF TO TEXAS COAST WILL SHIFT N THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NOW OVER SW HAITI IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES WNW OVER JUST S OF CUBA THROUGH FRI...PASS JUST S OR OVER THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA SAT...THEN EMERGE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...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. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N SAT AND SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 28N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N SAT... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 24N...SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT AND TO 15 T0 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN