000 FZNT24 KNHC 102111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...CORRECTION FOR 12 FT SEAS RADII AND FORECAST INTENSITIES... 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE AT 24.4N 86.1W 958 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. IKE STRENGTHENS TO 95 GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 25.0N 87.4W THU MORNING...AND TO 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT NEAR 26.2N 91.5W FRI MORNING...THEN TO 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT NEAR 27.0N 94.0W LATE FRI AND INLAND SAT AFTERNOON...WITH A POSITION NEAR 29.5N 97.0W SAT EVENING AS A WEAKENING HURRICANE. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 94W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT NEAR SHORE LATE. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE...175 NM NW...150 NM SE...AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 52 FT FAR E LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS INCREASING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE...175 NM NW...150 NM SE...AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 54 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DECREASING FAR E LATE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE...175 NM NW...150 NM SE...AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 54 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE IN SE SWELL. E OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NW PART DECREASING. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W DIMINISHING. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 93W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 92W THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE QUARTER INCREASING. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 125 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 52 FT FAR E LATE. MAX SEAS TO 20 FT FAR NE LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NE QUARTER SPREADING W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS TO 20 FT FAR N. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N HALF DIMINISHING FROM E TO W. .SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW PART GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. .SUN...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 22N TO 29N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 SW QUADRANTS OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E PART SPREADING OVER ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE...175 NM NW...150 NM SE...AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 52 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DIMINISHING FROM E TO W LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 75 NM NE AND 50 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 200 NM SE QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS TO 25 FT FAR NW EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W AND 20 TO 25 KT W OF 87W. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST W. S OF 25N 9 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FAR SE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS W PART DIMINISHING. .SAT...E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NE PART LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 83W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 100 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE 180 NM SE QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS TO 30 FT FAR E EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 83W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FAR E DIMINISHING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN