000 FZNT24 KNHC 280316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 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 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 27.1N 87.0W AT 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT MOVING NW 9 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 979 MB. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BY TUE MORNING NEAR 28.0N 88.0W. ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29.1N 89.2W TUE EVENING AND INLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.7N 90.7W WED EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-280830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-280830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 90W...N WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 90W...W WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SW 65 TO 75 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 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. E OF 90W...SW WINDS 40 TO 50 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 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ015-280830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT N OF 27N...AND 16 TO 21 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 35 TO 45 KT LATE... SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 27N...S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE... SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-280830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE 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. $$ GMZ019-280830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N OF 24N...N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. S OF 24N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-280830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ023-280830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-280830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1116 PM EDT MON AUG 27 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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. .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