000 FZNT24 KNHC 112045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.0N 89.4W 950 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW OR 295 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 AND BE NEAR 26.6N 90.9W TONIGHT AND 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 27.6N 93.0W FRI AFTERNOON. IKE THEN REACHES THE COAST WITH WINDS OF 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 29.0N 95.0W EARLY SAT. RAPID WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED SAT AND SUN AS IKE MOVES FARTHER INLAND. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF IKE MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 30N88W TO 28N90W TO 27N95W TO 21N97W MON MORNING AND 29N83W TO 27N90W TO 26N95W TO 18N94W TUE MORNING. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 97W... .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 330 NM SE...240 NM SE...300 NM SW...AND 400 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 50 FT E WATERS TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS INCREASING. .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 TO 54 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT E OF 94W AND 8 TO 14 FT W OF 94W. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DECREASING FAR E LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 230 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE...AND 150 NM SW...180 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT E OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DIMINISHING S HALF EARLY AND ENTIRE AREA LATE. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 93W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT FAR NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. N OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 95W TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N E OF 93W. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS...MOST NUMEROUS E HALF. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 23N EARLY. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 22N TO 30N... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE...240 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N. HIGHEST SEAS TO 48 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DIMINISHING E. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 230 NM NE...240 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N FRI AND N OF 26N W OF 86W FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 33 FT FAR NW EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF DIMINISHING LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N AND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. E OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART DIMINISHING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN