000 FZNT24 KNHC 071438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO SRN TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER NRN GULF MON AND TUE. HURRICANE IKE CURRENTLY NEAR SRN BAHAMAS ENTERS SE GULF TUE THEN TRACKS NW TO N CENTRAL GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 91W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER FAR E PART. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 91W. FROM 91W TO 95W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W SPREADING W. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT MON. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W TO NW 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD 9 TO TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL THU. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME W TO NW 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD 5 TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N TUE THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 8 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 29N. N OF 29N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N TUE INTO EARLY THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 26N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N MON NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING S OF 25N MON AND MON NIGHT. .TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WIND. HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 25 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 27N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE THU. FROM 27N TO 28N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 20 KT THU. SEAS 9 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA LATE THU. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/DGS