000 FZNT24 KNHC 020312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INLAND OVER LOUISIANA NEAR 31.1N 92.7W 978 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN REACHING 32.0N 93.7W EARLY TUE AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A WEAK TRAILING TROUGH OF GUSTAV EXTENDS FROM 30N94W TO 27N97W WED WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 95N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 86W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 87W. .TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI..N OF 26N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 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 LL