000 FZNT24 KNHC 080305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 75.8W 945 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. IKE WILL MOVE INLAND TO 21.4N 77.6W MON MORNING...REMAIN INLAND NEAR 22.1N 79.9W MON EVENING AND 22.8N 81.7W TUE MORNING. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF TO 23.6N 83.5W BY TUE EVENING...AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25.0N 86.4W BY WED EVENING. IKE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI. MEANWHILE A WEAKENING FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 28N88W DISSIPATES LATER TONIGHT. TROUGH FROM 23N94W TO 20N97W MOVES W AND WEAKENS MON. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 94W THU AND FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 92W. FROM 92W TO 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 92W SPREADING W. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 94W. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 9 TO TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL THU. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU. .FRI...N OF 22N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 29N TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 29N. N OF 29N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N MON NIGHT INTO EARLY THU... .TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING S OF 25N MON. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 INCREASING 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. N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA LATE THU. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDE 8 TO 12 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN