000 FZNT24 KNHC 111507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 25.5N 88.4W 945 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. IKE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT NEAR 25.9N 90.0W LATER TODAY...95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 26.6N 92.0W LATE TONIGHT...105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 27.8N 94.2W FRI EVENING. IKE MOVES INLAND LATE FRI NIGHT NEAR 29.5N 95.9W AS A MAJOR HURRICANE. RAPID WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED SAT AND SUN AS IKE MOVES FARTHER INLAND. WEAK FRONT OR TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH IKE'S REMNANTS MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 24N97W MON. $$ GMZ080-112130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE...AND 150 NM SW...180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WIND 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT E WATERS TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 230 NM NE...240 NM SE...150 NM SW...180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS TO 115 KT INCREASING TO 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE ZONE FRI AND N OF N OF 26N E OF 96W FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 55 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DECREASING FAR E LATE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISH RAPIDLY. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N W OF 92W. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT FAR NW EARLY RAPIDLY SUBSIDING. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NW PART DECREASING. .MON...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-112130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT FAR NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 93W THIS AFTERNOON AND N OF 22N E OF 95W TONIGHT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 95W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N HALF DIMINISHING E TO W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. .MON...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-112130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 30N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE...200 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 22N. HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N FRI AND N OF 26N W OF 86W FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT FAR NW. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED FRI NIGHT. .SAT...W OF 89W SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. E OF 89W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 89W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 89W. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-112130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 84W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 84W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N W OF 83W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. E OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/CANGIALOSI