000 FZNT24 KNHC 131443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE INLAND NEAR 31.0N 95.3W 964 MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. IKE WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 33.2N 95.1W LATE AFTERNOON AND TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT NEAR 36.7N 92.3W. IKE IS THEN FORECAST TO ACCELERATE NE AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL SUN AND MON. THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF IKE WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON REACHING FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W SUN NIGHT...FROM 29N90W TO 25N98W MON...BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 91W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE AND 125 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N E OF 95W. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENDING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. 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 NW TO 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS DIMINISHING FAR W WATERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW WATERS. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 FT LATE SUN. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE SUN. .MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N. .TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI