000 FZNT24 KNHC 260930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 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. GMZ001-262015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC 995 MB IS AT 23.2N 78.8W 995 MB AT 5 AM THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. ISAAC IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 14 KT. ISSAC IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT REACHING NEAR 24.2N 80.8W AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 25.5N 83.1W AT 2 AM MON. ISSAC IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT NEAR 26.9N 84.9W AT 2 PM MON AND 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT NEAR 28.1N 86.5W AT 2 AM TUE...AND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT OVER THE COAST NEAR 30.2N 88.0W AT 2 AM WED... THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR 32.0N 88.5W AT 2 AM THU...AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 34.0N 88.5W AT 2 AM FRI. $$ GMZ011-262015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-262015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE 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 90W. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 35 TO 40 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-262015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N...N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT LATE...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...E WINDS 55 TO 75 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 60 TO 80 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT N OF 27N...AND 16 TO 26 FT S OF 27N. FREQUENT TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. S OF 27N...SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-262015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 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. $$ GMZ019-262015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-262015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 13 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SW TO 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-262015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-262015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE