000 FZNT24 KNHC 290859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 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. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NE PORTION MON AND TUE... .TODAY...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N E OF 92W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 FT S OF 27N E OF 92W SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W SUN. .SUN...S OF 28N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 92W. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 94W. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 95W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. W OF 94W 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 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. 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. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANT AND 140 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 28 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 88W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 82W SAT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT T0NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT FAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. 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 WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 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 DGS