000 FZNT24 KNHC 011502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST 29.2N 90.8W 955 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NW 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. GUSTAV MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.3N 92.4W THIS EVENING...31.3N 93.8W EARLY TUE MORNING...WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 31.9N 94.6W TUE EVENING...32.4N 95.3W WED MORNING AND BECOMES A REMNANT LOW THU. WEAK TRAILING TROUGH OF GUSTAV REMAINS OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 140 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 32 FT EARLY. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 95W. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE...175 NM SE...140 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 80 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 40 KT G 50 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N E OF 93W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 94N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 96W. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 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. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N W OF 87W... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 140 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN AND NEAR AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 84W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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 E TO 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/CANGIALOSI