000 FZNT24 KNHC 012125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV INLAND OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA NEAR 30.4N 92.0W 966 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING NW 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT NEAR 31.2N 93.2W...32.1N 94.3W TUE...WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 32.6N 94.9W TUE NIGHT...33.0N 95.4W WED...AND BECOME A REMNANT LOW THU. A WEAK TRAILING TROUGH OF GUSTAV EXTENDS FROM 30N94W TO 27N97W WED AND DISSIPATES IN PLACE LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 95W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE...175 NM SE...140 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 28N E OF 93W. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 95N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 88W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 88W EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 27N W OF 87W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI..N OF 26N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BECOMING N TO NE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI