000 FZNT24 KNHC 310305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 23.1N 83.8W 948 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 150 KT. GUSTAV WILL STRENGTHEN SOME AS IT CONTINUES NW REACHING NEAR 24.6N 85.3W SUN MORNING...NEAR 26.5N 87.4W SUN NIGHT...NEAR 28.3N 89.5W MON MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA NEAR 29.8N 91.2W MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-310930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 94W LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 92W. .SUN...E OF 92W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN E OF 92W. .MON THROUGH TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE...140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 130 GUSTS 160 KT...DIMINISHING TO 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT MON NIGHT. CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 TO 29 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 95W. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS...EXCEPT SW TO S E OF 92W...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG N COAST. $$ GMZ082-310930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE NORTHERN PART OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT ALONG THE NORTHERN PART OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-310930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 86W TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 TO 22 FT...BUILDING TO 28 TO 34 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT S OF 26N E OF 87W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 130 GUSTS 160 KT...INCREASING TO 135 KTGUSTS TO 165 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 47 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...140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 42 TO 48 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N...SHIFTING TO NW PART. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 89W...CONDITIONS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AND NEAR AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS...LIFTING NW OF AREA MON NIGHT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-310930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS 150 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM STORM CONDITIONS S OF 28N W OF 82W. HIGHEST WINDS 160 GUSTS 165 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 SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 29N SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE