000 FZNT24 KNHC 100243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 23.2N 84.3W 967 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING WNW 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT NEAR 23.9N 85.5W EARLY WED...AND TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT NEAR 24.6N 87.1W WED EVENING...STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT NEAR 25.2N 89.0W WED EVENING...AND TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 25.6N 91.1W THU EVENING...AND NEAR 27.1N 95.5W FRI EVENING WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 30.5N 98.5W SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART LATE WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT WED NIGHT BUILDING TO 50 FT OVER NE QUADRANT BY THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS W OF 92W SHIFTING W OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT N OF 26N EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BUILDING 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT NE PART LATE TONIGHT. .WED...N OF 22N E OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN BUILDING NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT INCREASING TO 105 GUSTS 130 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT N OF 22N. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 21N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 3O KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART EARLY. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N TONIGHT INTO THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N TONIGHT AND WED...AND FROM 22N TO 28N WED NIGHT AND THU. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT THU. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT S OF 27N E OF 87W EARLY TONIGHT...BUILDING 12 TO 27 FT OVER ALL WATERS S OF 29N LATE WED...AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 22N THU. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT NE QUADRANT THU. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 87W EARLY TONIGHT INCREASING TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS THROUGHOUT WED AND THU. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 15 TO 25 FT FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 89W...WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .FRI...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 09 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N... .TONIGHT AND WED....HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF IKE TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER LATE WED. HIGHEST WINDS 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT LATE WED. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT S OF 26N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 84W TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...SHIFTING W OF AREA BY MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS W PART EARLY. .THU...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/COBB