000 FZNT24 KNHC 010301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 27.3N 88.1W 954 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. GUSTAV WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 28.6N 89.9W EARLY MON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TO 30.1N 91.9W LATE MON AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEAR 31.8N94.3W LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NW NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 95W. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 SE QUADRANT AND 140 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N E OF 93W. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 94N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 96W. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT . ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SW TO S W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E OF 93W W TO NW 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. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW E OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NW NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AND NEAR AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 84W BETWEEN 25N AND 28N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NW NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 29N SUN. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL