000 FZNT24 KNHC 120255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.3N 90.4W 954 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 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 27.1N 92.1W EARLY FRI...STRENGTHEN TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 28.5N 94.1W FRI EVENING. IKE MOVES INLAND OVERNIGHT FRI WEAKENS TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND BE NEAR 32.9N 95.6W EARLY SAT. RAPID WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED LATE SAT AND SUN AS IKE MOVES FARTHER INLAND. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF IKE MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 30N89W TO 25N97W MON AND FROM 29N83W TO 27N90W TO 20N95W TUE. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 96W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WIND 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 44 FT FAR SE WATERS. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT 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 AND SPREADING W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT INCREASING TO 95 GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE ZONE FRI AND N OF N OF 26N E OF 96W FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 52 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 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 OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 200 NM SE QUADRANT. 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 20 FT N OF 27N E OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NW PORTION...MOVING NW OF AREA SAT NIGHT. .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. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 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. S OF 23N S TO SW TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 23N E OF 95W. .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 S TO SW 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 N PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N 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. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 29N... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS DIMINISHING E OF 87W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT INCREASING 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT NEAR CENTER OF IKE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 24N FRI AND N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF DIMINISHING LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N AND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 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 MOVING W OF AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 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/COBB