000 FZNT24 KNHC 090326 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 21.8N 80.8W 967 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO NEAR 22.4N 82.3W TUE MORNING...THEN INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 23.2N 84.0W TUE EVENING. IKE CONTINUES TO 24.0N 85.7W WED MORNING...REACHING 24.8N 87.2W WED EVENING AND CONTINUING TO 26.0N 91.0W THU EVENING. IKE CONTINUES TO THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 92W WED NIGHT... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT WED. W OF 93W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W BECOMING NUMEROUS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN ARE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 93W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 93W SPREADING W. .FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 92W. E OF 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 95W THU AND FRI... .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 E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12FT. S OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 21N. .FRI...N OF 24N E OF 95W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N. .SAT...N OF 24N W OF 94W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENDING EARLY. WINDS BECOMING S 20 TO 3E KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N E OF 88W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 150 NM OF THE CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS S OF 26N BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 30 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 24N. S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON SEP 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N... ...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. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TUE....HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF THE CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS S OF 26N BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. 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/CHRISTENSEN