000 FZNT24 KNHC 300910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 20.2N 81.3W 965 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW 10 KT. GUSTAV WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TODAY AND INTO THE GULF NEAR 22.9N 84.6W TONIGHT TO NEAR 24.6N 86.4W SUN TO 26.5N 88.3W SUN NIGHT AND TO NEAR 29.5N 91.5W MON NIGHT. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA LATE MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 94W SUN NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 94W. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT... DIMINISHING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT MON NIGHT AND TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 37 FT...SUBSIDING TO 25 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF GUSTAV. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 95W. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 23N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 LATE SAT NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN THROUGH MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 105 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT DIMINISHING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT LATE MON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 88W IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 82W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM STORM CONDITIONS S OF 26N W OF 83W BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS