000 FZNT24 KNHC 272121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 521 PM 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. GMZ001-280830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 26.4N 86.2W AT 2100 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING NW 10 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES 981 MB. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE TONIGHT NEAR 27.4N 87.5W. ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO 28.6N 89.0W TUE AND NEAR THE COAST AT 29.5N 90.0W TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST WED AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THU AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRI. $$ GMZ011-280830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-280830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 55 TO 65 KT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF E OF 90W...NW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 90W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT LATE. E OF 90W... SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-280830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 27N...E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE 55 TO 65 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT N OF 27N...AND 17 TO 22 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT LATE... SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-280830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-280830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 24N...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 24N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-280830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-280830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-280830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 521 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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...SE TO S LATE. NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S TO SW 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB