000 FZNT24 KNHC 100917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE AT 23.5N 84.9W 964 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. IKE STRENGTHENS TO 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT NEAR 24.0N 86.0W LATER TODAY...AND TO 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT NEAR 24.7N 87.7W TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT NEAR 25.2N 89.7W THU...AND TO 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 25.8N 92.0W THU NIGHT...AND NEAR 27.5N 96.5W FRI WEAKENING TO TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 31.5N 98.0W SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .TODAY...E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 93W LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N OF CENTER AND 150 NM S OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .THU THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST WIND 105 GUST TO 130 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT BUILD TO 50 FT OVER N SEMICIRCLE FRI. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS W OF 92W SHIFT W OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SEAS 25 FT N OF 26N EARLY SUBSIDE TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SHIFT W OF AREA LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOME E TO SE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 96W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU N OF 24N E OF 91W... .TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OF GREATER N OF 22N E OF 94W. HIGHEST SEAS 17 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. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT. SEAS TO 24 FT N OF 23N. 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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 3O KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART EARLY. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 28N... .TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N TODAY...AND FROM 22N TO 28N TONIGHT AND THU. HIGHEST WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT TODAY...INCREASE TO 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT FRI. SEAS TO 25 FT S OF 27N E OF 87W TODAY...BUILD TO 45 FT S OF 29N TONIGHT AND THU...AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 22N THU. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 87W TODAY INCREASE TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS THROUGHOUT THU. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS TO 25 FT FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 88W...WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. .FRI...W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N... .TODAY....HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT INCREASE TO 80 GUSTS 100 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE BASIN WITH SEAS BUILD TO 36 FT S OF 27N LATE . ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 84W TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT SHIFT W OF AREA BY MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS W PART EARLY. .THU...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF 83W. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES