000 FZNT24 KNHC 252129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 PM 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. GMZ001-260815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AT 5 PM EDT TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.3N 76.0W WITH MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 997 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ISAAC IS MOVING NW AT 18 KT AND IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN REACHING 24.1N 80.6W BY SUN AFTERNOON. ISAAC WILL THEN MOVE ON A WNW TRACK AND REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY SUN NIGHT NEAR 25.2N 82.7W WITH WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 26.5N 84.3W WITH WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT BY MON AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 29.0N 86.0W AT 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT BY TUE...AND MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. $$ GMZ011-260815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-260815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF E OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-260815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING N 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT LATE... SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 65 TO 75 KT LATE...SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING 60 TO 80 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W WINDS 60 TO 80 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT N OF 27N...AND 22 TO 32 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-260815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-260815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-260815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 13 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 13 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W 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. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-260815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 529 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN