000 FZNT24 KNHC 301544 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 21.2N 82.1W 955 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE INLAND OVER CUBA THIS EVENING TO 22.5N 83.5W BEFORE PASSING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TO 24.3N 85.4W SUN MORNING. GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE NW AS A MAJOR HURRICANE TO 27.8N 89.2W MON EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND INTO LA TUE...WITH THE CENTER EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 30.5N 92.5W TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 94W SUN NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 29N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 93W. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 95W. HIGHEST SEAS 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF GUSTAV. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 94W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEA 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N W OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG THE COAST. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N E OF 88W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 LATE SAT NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 88W IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 83W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 35 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 28N W OF 82W. HIGHEST WINDS 150 KT GUSTS 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA S OF 29N W OF 82W. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. 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 SCHAUER CLARK