000 FZNT24 KNHC 242138 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 538 PM 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. GMZ001-250830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS.... HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAILS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. ELY WINDS AT 20 KT PREVAILS ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAS TIGHTENED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BY MON AFTERNOON AS IT INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE. ISAAC IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-250830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-250830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-250830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE... SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...N OF 27N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-250830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .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. 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 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. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 96W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-250830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-250830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 45 TO 55 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-250830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-250830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 538 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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...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. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AL