000 FZNT24 KNHC 090923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG S COAST OF CUBA AT 22.0N 82.1W 965 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVE W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE MOVES TO 22.7N 83.5W TUE...THEN INTO SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 23.5N 85.3W TUE NIGHT...CONTINUE TO 24.2N 86.8W WED...REACHING 25.0N 88.5W WED NIGHT AND TO 25.5N 92.8W THU NIGHT. IKE CROSSES NW GULF FRI WITH EXPECTED LANDFALL LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 92W WED NIGHT... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH SAT... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT WED. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT WED. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .WED NIGHT...E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE WITH HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE TO E WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W SPREADING W. .FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 95W DIMINISHING LATE. E OF 95W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N THU AND FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N OF 22N E OF 95W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 21N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 21N. .FRI...N OF 23N E OF 92W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 22N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 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. WIND BECOME S 20 TO 3O KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N S TO SE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N E OF 88W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NW WINDS INCREASE TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS S OF 26N BECOMING NUMEROUS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 170 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 53 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SPREADING OVER ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 15 E OF 88W. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT E OF 88W AND 16 FT W OF 88W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELLS. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N... .TODAY....HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SQUALLS S OF 27N BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS 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 43 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 28N 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 W OF 83W SHIFT W OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT. E OF 83W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDE TO 14 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N BECOMING SCATTERED LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES