000 FZNT24 KNHC 290303 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM TAMPA FL TO GALVESTON TX SHIFTS N THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV NEAR JAMAICA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES W-NW AND ACROSS THE WEST TIP OF CUBA LATE SAT...AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF LATE SUN AND APPROACH THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST LATE MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NE PORTION MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N E OF 92W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO TO 6 FT S OF 27N E OF 92W SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W SUN. .SUN...S OF 28N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 92W. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 94W. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 95W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 21N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 23N E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NE PART. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND NW...140 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 88W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 82W S OF 26N SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT . 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 FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FAR SE PART FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO FAR S PART. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE S PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 32 TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL