000 FZNT24 KNHC 270324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1124 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 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 24.2N 82.9W AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW 12 KT ACROSS EXTREME W FLORIDA KEYS WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE NW AND INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT...REACHING NEAR 25.2N 84.8W MON MORNING...THEN INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE REACHING 26.5N 86.7W MON EVENING...AND CONTINUE NW AND SLOWLY INTENSIFY...REACHING 28.9N 89.3W TUE EVENING...THEN INLAND ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ GMZ011-270815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-270815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W E OF 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...SHIFTING TO N 35 TO 45 KT LATE... SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 20 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 TO N 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...BUILDING TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT E OF 90W... AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ GMZ015-270815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 27N N OF 27N AND N TO NE 40 TO 50 KT S OF 27N. N OF 27N... SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 35 TO 45 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING SE 55 TO 65 KT LATE... SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING SE 60 TO 70 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT N OF 27N...AND 17 TO 27 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...SHIFTING TO S 35 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 27N...S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE... SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-270815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 96W...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ019-270815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N... AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-270815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .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 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 15 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SW 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 15 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ023-270815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-270815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1124 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...BECOMING W TO NW 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 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...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 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 AGUIRRE