000 FZNT24 KNHC 130856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 29.7N 95.0W 954 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. IKE WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 31.5N 95.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WELL INLAND NEAR 34.6N 93.9W TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL N OF AREA SUN. THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF IKE WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNSET SUN REACHING FROM 30N90W TO 23N97W SUNRISE MON AND FROM 30N85W TO 25N96W TO 19N96W SUNSET MON...FROM 30N83W TO 26N96W TO 18N95W SUNRISE TUE...AND WEAKEN TO A BROAD AREA LOW PRES BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225 NM E AND WITHIN 125 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W...HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT NE QUADRANT EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 23N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART THIS MORNING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SUN. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SUN. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. 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 NELSON