000 FZNT24 KNHC 240929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 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. GMZ001-242015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 1019 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF SW TO THE WESTERN GULF. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE NORTHWARD AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW ALONG THE COAST OF N CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT...AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SUN...THEN INTO THE SE GULF OF GULF OF MEXICO TO NEAR NEAR 25.5N 83.0W BY LATE SUN NIGHT. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 28.0N 86.0W BY MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE NW TUE. $$ GMZ011-242015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-242015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-242015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-242015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-242015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ021-242015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 45 TO 50 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ023-242015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-242015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE