000 FZNT24 KNHC 110918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE AT 25.2N 8.67W 946 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT. IKE STRENGTHENS TO 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT NEAR 25.7N 89.0W LATER TODAY...95 GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 26.3N 91.0W TONIGHT ...105 GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 27.1N 93.2W FRI...AND 110 GUSTS 135 KT FRI NIGHT NEAR NEAR 28.4N 95.2W. IKE MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS TO TROPICAL STORM SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT INCREASE TO 95 GUSTS TO 115 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS INCREASE TO 50 FT FAR E LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 220 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WIND 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT INCREASE TO 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE... AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 54 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DECREASING FAR E LATE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE DECREASING TO 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT DIMINISH RAPIDLY TO 40 GUSTS 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS SUBSIDE TO 30 FT FAR NW GULF. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WIND TO 33 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NW PART DECREASING. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT W OF 93W AND 6 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDE TO 4 FT AREA WIDE LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W DIMINISHING. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WIND TO 33 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS TO 15 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 22N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W TO NW WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 22N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N HALF DIMINISHING E TO W. .SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 24N .SUN...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT N OF 23N AND 4 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDE TO 4 FT AREA WIDE LATE. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 29N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT INCREASE TO 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS INCREASE TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS INCREASE TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILD TO 30 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 100 NM NE AND 80 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT FAR NW. ELSEWHERE WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT E OF 87W AND TO 20 KT W OF 87W. SEAS 25 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST W. S OF 25N SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 FT FAR SE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS W PART. .SAT...E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. W OF 87W SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 84W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE SE WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF 83W SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS FAR E DIMINISH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES