000 FZNT24 KNHC 280929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 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. GMZ001-282015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CENTERED NEAR 27.5N 88.1W 977 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW AT 10 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT. ISAAC IS IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 28.5N 89.1W...AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NW TO JUST INLAND THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29.5N 90.1W LATE TONIGHT...AND FURTHER INLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.3N 90.9W WED AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE WAKE OF ISAAC WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-282015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-282015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...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. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT E OF 90W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 90W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .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 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 90W... AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ015-282015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT... BECOMING S 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT N OF 27N...AND 15 TO 20 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N ...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-282015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ019-282015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS SQUALL AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 92W. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 92W. .WED...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-282015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO 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. $$ GMZ023-282015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-282015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE LATE. NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE