000 FZNT24 KNHC 250319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1119 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. GMZ001-250815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL TIGHTEN THIS WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.9N 81.6W AT 8 PM SUN...INCREASE TO A HURRICANE AT 70 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 27.1N 84.6W AT 8 PM MON...INCREASE TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT NEAR 30.N 86.5W AT 8 PM TUE AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ GMZ011-250815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-250815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-250815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-250815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-250815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-250815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 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 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO 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 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-250815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-250815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON