000 FZNT24 KNHC 010850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR 28.2N 89.4W 954 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. GUSTAV MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.5N 91.1W THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN INLAND TO TROPICAL STORM 30.7N 92.8W THIS EVENING AND NEAR 31.4N 93.9W TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 94W... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 140 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 95W. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND 125 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N E OF 93W. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 94N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 96W. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 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. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N W OF 86W... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 140 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AND NEAR AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 DGS