000 FZNT24 KNHC 260320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1120 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. GMZ001-260830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC 997 MB AT 22.1N 77.2W AT 11 PM SAT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. ISAAC IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 15 KT. ISSAC IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT REACHING NEAR 23.4N 79.4W AT 8 AM SUN...INCREASE TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 24.6N 81.8W AT 8 PM SUN. ISSAC IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT NEAR 25.8N 83.7W AT 8 AM MON AND 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT NEAR 27.2N 85.2W AT 8 PM MON...AND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT NEAR 29.5N 86.5W AT 8 PM TUE...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 31.5N 86.5W AT 8 PM WED...AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 34.0N 86.0W AT 8 PM THU. $$ GMZ011-260830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-260830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W... AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE...SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-260830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT... BECOMING N 60 TO 70 KT LATE... SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...N WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 70 TO 80 KT LATE...SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 65 TO 85 KT... BECOMING SW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 16 TO 26 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-260830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-260830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-260830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 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 SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 13 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. FREQUENT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 40 TO 45 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-260830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1120 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON