000 FZNT24 KNHC 082103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 21.4N 79.7W 965 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO NEAR 21.4N 81.4W TONIGHT...THEN OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.6N 83.2W TUE. IKE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TO 23.6N 84.8W TUE NIGHT...REACHING 24.4N 86.0W WED AND CONTINUING TO 25.5N 89.0W THU. IKE CONTINUES TO THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 94W THU... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 11 FT WED. W OF 93W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W. .WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 93W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 93W SPREADING W. .FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .SAT...HURRICANE COGNITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 92W. E OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 93W THU... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 23N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUST 115 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE AND S OF 23N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU. .FRI...N OF 23N E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 23N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N. .SAT...N OF 23N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EARLY. WINDS BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 130 NM OF IKE LATE TUE. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 30 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 24N. S OF 24N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .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 AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 27N SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT. 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...TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 22 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N BECOMING SCATTERED LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RJO/DGS