000 FZNT24 KNHC 271521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 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. GMZ001-272015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 26.1N85.3W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUST TO 65W MOVING NW 12 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES 988 MB. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE THIS EVENING NEAR 27.1N 86.8W. ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO 28.3N 88.4W TUE AND NEAR 29.3N 89.6W TUE EVENING AND MOVE INLAND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WED. $$ GMZ011-272015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-272015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT E OF 90W AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W. E OF 90W... SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW 60 TO 70 KT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF 90W... NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT E OF 90W...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF E OF 90W. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 14 FT... SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-272015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 40 TO 50 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT N OF 27N...AND 15 TO 25 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...SHIFTING TO S 35 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N... SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 15 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-272015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-272015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 24N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-272015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 14 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 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 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE 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. $$ GMZ023-272015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-272015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1121 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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...W TO 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 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 DGS