000 FZNT24 KNHC 122038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 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. GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 27.7N 93.5W 955 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WNW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. IKE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT AND MAKE LANDFALL NEAR 29.0N 94.8W EARLY SAT MORNING. ONCE INLAND...IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY OVER E TEXAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF IKE WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNSET SUN STALLING AND STRETCH FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO 24N98W MON AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N96W TO 20N97W TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD LOSE ITS IDENTITY WED. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 97W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE...200 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 170 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT TONIGHT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT S OF 26N W OF 95W LATE. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 52 FT NEAR CENTER NE QUADRANT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS DIMINISHING FAR SE LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE...200 NM SE...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT N OF 26N E OF 96W SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW HALF DIMINISHING LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 94W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM SE AND 270 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 24N EARLY DIMINISHING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 23N E OF 96W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .MON AND TUE...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N W OF 88W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 200 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 390 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT FAR NW WATERS EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS FAR NW DIMINISHING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT FAR N. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR N NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SUN. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 83W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AREA WIDE LATE SUN. .MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT NE TO E STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN