000 FZNT24 KNHC 262129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 PM 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. GMZ001-270815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS CURRENTLY MOVING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 24.2N 82.3W WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. ISAAC WILL REACH 25.1N 83.9W TONIGHT...26.3N 85.9W MON AFTERNOON...THEN INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 27.7N 87.6W MON NIGHT. ISAAC WILL REACH 28.9N 88.5W TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND ON THE MISSISSIPPI COAST WED WITH WINDS 85 KT AND GUSTS TO 105 KT. $$ GMZ011-270815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-270815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 90W...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT LATE... SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW 60 TO 70 KT LATE. W OF 90W... N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF E OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...W WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 70 TO 80 KT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT E OF 90W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 90W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT E OF 90W AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W. E OF 90W...SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 90W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-270815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT... BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT LATE... SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE...SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 50 TO 60 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT N OF 27N...AND 16 TO 26 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN HEAVY RAIN. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...SHIFTING TO S 40 TO 45 KT LATE...SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 20 FT... SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-270815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE 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 10 TO 15 KT E OF 96W...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-270815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N... AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-270815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 15 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN HEAVY RAIN. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 14 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-270815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-270815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 529 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW 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 NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E LATE. NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/STRIPLING