000 FZNT24 KNHC 271442 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM SW FL TO 26N90W 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...THEN PASS TO JUST S OR OVER THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA SAT...AND EN EMERGE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART FRI. .SAT...S OF 24N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 28N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 22N. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N SAT INTO EARLY SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .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 AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FAR SW PART EARLY...THEN SHIFTING NW OF AREA. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE AND S SWELLS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE