000 FZNT24 KNHC 250927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 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. GMZ001-252015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 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 CURRENTLY SE OF THE GULF IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA TO NEAR 22.2N 77.6W BY LATE TONIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING. IT IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE AT 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 23.8N 80.0W BY SUN AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.0N 81.8W AT 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT BY LATE SUN NIGHT...TO NEAR 27.7N 84.9W AT 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT BY LATE SUN NIGHT...TO NEAR 30.5N 86.0W AT 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ GMZ011-252015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-252015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-252015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...SHIFTING TO N 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE...SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-252015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-252015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-252015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-252015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-252015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 527 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...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 TO NW 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 AGUIRRE