000 FZNT24 KNHC 241526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1126 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 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT FOR ELY WINDS AT 20 KT ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAS TIGHTENED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AND INTO THE SE GULF MON THEN INTENSIFY INTO A HURRCAINE IN THE NE GULF TUE. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS A HURRICANE WED. $$ GMZ011-242015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-242015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-242015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-242015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ GMZ019-242015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-242015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. 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 25 TO 30 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ023-242015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-242015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1126 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER DGS