000 FZNT24 KNHC 081456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 21.1N 78.5W 960 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. IKE INLAND INLAND CUBA EMERGE NEAR 23.1N 83.0W TUE INTO GULF OF MEXICO. IKE WILL REACH 25.5N 87.0W WED NIGHT...27.0N 90.0W THU NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO NW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 94W THU AND FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGH AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 10 FT WED. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 93W. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 93W SPREADING W. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 94W. W OF 94W N TO NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 92W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 23N E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU. .FRI...N OF 24N E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 93W WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 25N E OF 86W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 120 NM OF IKE LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 24N. S OF 24N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 84W NE WINDS INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WIND. HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 27N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE. N OF 27N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA LATE. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER DGS